The Supreme Court denied on Monday a bid by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind behind the 9/11 terror attacks, to reinstate plea agreements that would have spared him and two co-defendants the death penalty.

Why it matters: The denial keeps the death penalty on the table for the accused 9/11 plotters as they move closer to their June 2028 military trial date, when the government hopes to finally secure convictions more than 25 years after one of America's deadliest terrorist attacks.

Driving the news : The Supreme Court released an order list Monday identifying the cases it intends to hear and denying those it won't, like the petition in Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, et al. v. United States.

The order doesn't explain why the appeal was rejected.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh recused himself from the decision. He served as associate counsel to President George W.…