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.

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.