The Justice Department, on behalf of the Pentagon, on Tuesday asked an appeals court to block an effort to enforce plea deals reached with four accused conspirators of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

The request was filed in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals by Justice Department (DOJ) lawyers Matthew Olsen, assistant attorney general for national security, and Brian Fletcher, principal deputy solicitor general.

They requested to block a military........

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