Boston Marathon bomber case reaches the Supreme Court
The federal government is appealing a lower court ruling that overturned Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence.
by Nina Totenberg
Oct 13, 2021
4 minutes
This week, just days after the Boston Marathon took place for the first time since the pandemic began, the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in the case of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was sentenced to death for his role in the terrorist bombing of the race in 2013. The question in the case is not Tsarnaev's guilt. It is whether he was properly sentenced to death, and whether he had a fair trial.
Patriots' Day â April 15, 2013 â dawned with perfect weather for the annual running of the Boston Marathon. While the runners climbed Heartbreak Hill, , at Fenway Park the Red Sox were "locked in another white-knuckle duel" with the Tampa Bay Rays. By 2:50 p.m., the
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