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March 23, 2021

Supreme Court Weighs Reinstating Death Sentence for Boston Marathon Bomber
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The Supreme Court has agreed to consider the Justice Department's
request to reinstate a death sentence for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is
serving life in prison for his role in the deadly 2013 Boston Marathon
bombing. Last year, a lower court tossed out his death sentence, but the
Trump Justice Department appealed.