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Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Marathon bomber case

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A view of the Supreme Court in Washington on May 17, 2019. (Susan Walsh/AP)
A view of the Supreme Court in Washington on May 17, 2019. (Susan Walsh/AP)

The Supreme Court held oral arguments today involving the death sentence for convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The government is appealing a First Circuit decision last year to overturn Tsarnaev's death sentence. Today, we got a glimpse of how the court may feel about the government's case. We speak with Kimberly Atkins-Stohr, senior opinion writer for the Boston Globe, who has s covered the Supreme Court throughout her career, and followed today's arguments.

This segment aired on October 13, 2021.

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