
Two members of the three-judge panel that heard arguments on the issue last month voted to grant the stay: Judge Patricia Millett, an appointee of President Barack Obama, and Judge Neomi Rao, an appointee of President Donald Trump. Judge Robert Wilkins, an Obama appointee, indicated he would have allowed the military court proceedings to move forward. None of the judges explained their position in detail. In July, the alleged plotters reached plea agreements with a Pentagon official who oversees the military tribunal process at Guantanamo. The arrangement would have averted...