周一，最高法院决定不重新审查前国防部长劳埃德·奥斯汀取消哈立德·谢赫·穆罕默德及其他两名被指控策划9/11恐怖袭击的被告所达成的认罪协议这一决定。
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to review former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s decision to cancel plea agreements with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants accused of plotting the 9/11 terror attack.
最高法院驳回了相关上诉，从而维持了去年上诉法院作出的裁决。该裁决认定：曾在前总统乔·拜登手下任职的奥斯汀完全有权取消这些协议，这些协议原本使得三名嫌犯免于面临死刑的处罚。
By denying the appeals, the high court left in place a decision from an appeals court last year that found Austin, who worked for former President Joe Biden, “indisputably” had authority to cancel the agreements, which had taken the death penalty off the table for the three alleged conspirators.