Supreme Court Rejects Effort to Revive Mohammed Plea Deal
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an effort to revive a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks, which would have spared him the risk of execution.
Albany Schenectady Troy, NY, October 19, 2026 —
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an effort to revive a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks. The proposed agreement would have spared him the risk of execution.
The available information does not specify who brought the effort before the court, when the court acted or what reasoning it gave. It also does not describe the terms of the plea deal beyond its effect on Mohammed’s exposure to the risk of execution.
The decision concerns an attempt to restore an agreement that would have changed that potential consequence for Mohammed. The details provided do not establish what happens next in the case, whether any other legal proceedings are pending or how the ruling affects them.
Further information about the court’s order, the parties’ arguments and the history of the agreement was not provided. The court’s rejection is the only action described in the available account; no vote count, separate opinions or additional procedural steps were specified.
Story summarized from the original created by LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press on www.news10.com, see more information here.
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