{"id":"525f4bfa-04be-4798-a4d1-2f71286c2911","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/khalid-sheikh-mohammed-plea-deal-supreme-court-b3069342.html","domain":"independent.co.uk","outlet":{"name":"The Independent","country":"GB","cred":3,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Supreme Court rejects bid to revive plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed","plainHeadline":"Supreme Court declines to revive 9/11 mastermind Mohammed plea deal","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Supreme Court refused to hear Mohammed's bid to revive the 2024 plea agreement.","The plea would have spared him the death penalty in exchange for a guilty plea.","Austin had previously voided the deal, prompting appeals from Mohammed and co-defendants.","Lower courts upheld Austin's authority, leading to the Supreme Court review denial.","Trial for Mohammed and co-defendants is scheduled for June 2028 in a military court."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-19T15:08:21.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-19T15:57:48.254Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/ba35c82c-e04e-43d6-9b48-dfd6bce828e9","storyId":"ba35c82c-e04e-43d6-9b48-dfd6bce828e9","image":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/07/11/18/21/SEI258685585.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2","author":"Andrew Chung","dek":"The Supreme Court's action marks the latest milestone in a military prosecution of the detainees held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that has been beset by two decades of legal gridlock"}