An appeals court on Thursday temporarily blocked a plea deal for three accused 9/11 plotters in a win for the Justice Department and Pentagon, which had requested this week that the court block the agreements ahead of a Friday hearing.

Judges on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in a brief order granted the request from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to block the plea deals for now, but they said the move was only to give time for a ruling on the issue.

The DOJ........

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