Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Trial
Stories on the terrorism trial of convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Tsarnaev Jurors' Answers On Death Penalty, Islam Released
Newly released court documents show at the start of the trial of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, jurors were split on which was a worse fate — life without parole,...
Lawyers For Boston Marathon Bomber Want FBI Tapes With Brother's Associate, Todashev
Appeals lawyers for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are seeking recordings of a man killed by an FBI agent who knew the convicted Boston Marathon bomber and his brother.

At Boston College Law School Forum, Tsarnaev Judge Defends Handling Of Trial
Judge George O'Toole addressed criticism over the racial makeup of the jury that sentenced convicted marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Boston Marathon Bomber Asks For New Lawyers To Handle Appeal
Tsarnaev's lawyers filed a motion Wednesday asking the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to replace most of the lawyers who defended him during his trial. That's a standard practice...

Judge Releases List Of Tsarnaev Jurors
Nearly nine months after a jury sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings alongside his brother, the judge in the case has released the names...
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Lawyers For Boston Marathon Bomber File Notice Of Appeal
The notice filed Friday with the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals doesn't describe any grounds for appeal.

Court Begins Unsealing Documents In Tsarnaev Case
Hundreds of sealed documents regarding the Boston Marathon bombing were made public Wednesday -- more than seven months after Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to death for the 2013 attack.
Boston Bomber's Lawyers Argue For A New Trial Despite Longs Odds In Appeals Court
Almost seven months after Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted and sentenced six times to death, his attorneys are arguing for a new trial.
Boston Marathon Bomber's Lawyers Argue For New Trial
Tsarnaev's lawyers told a judge Tuesday that a recent Supreme Court ruling calls into question 15 of the 30 counts against him.
Tsarnaev Lawyers Back In Court To Argue For New Trial For The Convicted Boston Bomber
Six and a half months after a jury chose the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the case of the self-admitted Boston Marathon bomber returns to federal court in Boston Tuesday...

'Juror 83' Is First Tsarnaev Juror To Speak About Trial Experience, Death Penalty Decision
Kevan Fagan, 23, told WBUR he would likely have changed his vote had he been aware of the Richard family's opposition to the death penalty. He is now the first...

3 Months After Death Sentence, Judge Still Holds Tsarnaev Jury List
Observers say Judge George O'Toole's holding of the jury list for three months is unprecedented.

Plan For Second Trial For Boston Bomber Prompts Backlash
A state prosecutor's insistence that Tsarnaev should stand trial a second time has triggered an indignant backlash from those who insist it would re-traumatize victims and amount to a waste...
Boston Police Overtime For Tsarnaev Trial Totaled $748,000
Police officials said Thursday that officers worked more than 13,000 hours of overtime helping secure the federal courthouse from January through May during the trial and sentencing.
Middlesex DA Wants To Try Tsarnaev For MIT Officer's Death
A state prosecutor says she intends to try Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the death of a MIT police officer even though Tsarnaev is already on death row.

Condemned Boston Marathon Bomber Files Motion For New Trial
The motion did not contain any details on Tsarnaev's legal arguments, saying only that a new trial is "required in the interests of justice."

The State Of Tsarnaev's Soul
Is he unredeemable, or is he a person capable of awakening to the moral horror of what he did? Why are so desperate to understand?

What Do We Relinquish When We Say 'I Forgive You'?
Forgiveness need not mean forgetting or acquiescing, but is it necessary to effect change?

Timeline: The Boston Marathon Bombing Trial And Tsarnaev's Long Legal Road Ahead
We've compiled all of our coverage of his trial here.

Contemplating Humanity In The Age Of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev And Dylann Roof
Our mortal inability to adequately fathom others with subtlety and humility: this is our universal tragedy.