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US Supreme Court Rejects 9/11 Planner's Death Penalty Appeal
The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the September 11 terrorist attacks, thereby keeping a lower court ruling in place. Mohammed had sought to restore a plea agreement that would have spared him from facing the death penalty. The case stems from decisions made regarding military commissions and executive authority. While a plea deal was initially brokered to guarantee life imprisonment rather than execution, then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin revoked the agreements in 2024, prompting extensive legal battles over executive oversight and procedural limits.