The plea agreements would spare the three defendants the risk of the death penalty in exchange for guilty pleas

Military judge rules Defense Secretary Austin did not have the authority to rescind plea agreements with three accused.

Plea deals agreed with the man accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks and two accomplices held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were valid, according to a judge's ruling reported by the New York Times on Wednesday regarding agreements that had been revoked by the Pentagon.