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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Feb 11, 2015

Publicity complicates jury selection for 3 major US trials

Texas lived up to its reputation for swift justice by taking just three days to seat a jury for the trial of the man charged with killing the former Navy SEAL depicted in "American Sniper." But jury selection in two other major U.S. cases is taking much longer.

Jan 26, 2015

Finding fair jurors in Tsarnaev case a ‘quixotic undertaking’

Relying on an analysis of questionnaires filled out by 1,373 prospective jurors, accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has filed a third motion to transfer his case to another venue.

Apr 15, 2014

US v. Tsarnaev: One year later

On the first anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, the legal questions surrounding Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s criminal case are as many and as varied today as they were following his arrest in Watertown, Mass., on April 19.

Jul 9, 2013

Seeking death penalty in Boston case? A long road

If the Obama administration tries for the death penalty against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, it could face a long, difficult legal battle in a state that hasn't seen an execution in nearly 70 years.

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