The rolling release of long-secret files could add detail to the history of a legally disputed Bush-era counterterrorism program.

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The justices rejected a request from Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and two others accused of plotting the Sept. 11 attacks, clearing the way for a potential death penalty trial.

The setup has cost more than $100 million, the study said. A recent inspection found nearly 450 government employees and zero detainees.

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The government is now 0-5 in its efforts to admit the so-called clean team confessions to the capital cases at Guantánamo Bay.

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