After Years of Waiting, These 9/11 Families Are Losing Hope

Pretrial hearings have been on-again, off-again for so long that some family members of the nearly 3,000 victims now question whether justice is attainable.

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Appeals Court Overturns Plea Deal in 9/11 Case

The court found that Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III had the authority to invalidate a contract reached between the accused mastermind and a Pentagon official.

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Defense Secretary Hegseth Enters the Sept. 11 Case Fray

The new Pentagon chief got a look at Guantánamo Bay’s most infamous inmate in his recent visit to the wartime prison.

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Prosecution Seeks Pause in 9/11 Case Until Trump Administration Is in Place

The new administration does not yet have a confirmed defense secretary, attorney general or solicitor general in place.

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U.S. Court Halts Guilty Plea Hearing for Accused 9/11 Mastermind

A three-judge appeals panel will decide whether the plea deal Khalid Shaikh Mohammed reached to avoid a death-penalty trial remains valid.

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Guantánamo Bay Explained: The Costs, the Captives and Why It’s Still Open

Just 15 men remain at the prison, down from hundreds when it opened 23 years ago. But the costly operation could go on for years.

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Biden Administration Moves to Halt Sept. 11 Plea Deal

Justice Department lawyers are defending the defense secretary’s decision to back out of the agreement that avoided a death penalty trial, moving the question from military to civilian courts.

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Plea Hearing in Sept. 11 Case Postponed to Jan. 10

A judge cited winter weather and a federal holiday for Jimmy Carter’s funeral as reasons for the delay. Government lawyers may also try again to overturn the plea deal.

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Pentagon Appeals Court Upholds Plea Deals in Sept. 11 Case

The three-judge decision appeared, at least for now, to put plea proceedings for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and two others back on track to take place in early January at Guantánamo Bay.

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Defense Secretary Takes Control of Plea Deals in War Crimes Cases

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III stripped his appointee of plea deal authority in a memo on Monday, which the Pentagon has not yet made public.

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