November 2014 trial set for Boston Marathon bombing suspect TsarnaevA jury trial is set to commence in the US case against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on November 3 of this year, according to a note appended to the defendant’s docket Wednesday.11:40 13.02.2014
Boston Bombing suspect Tsarnaev moves for trial date no earlier than Sep. 2015Following the recent decision by US prosecutors to pursue the death penalty against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the defense team has moved for the trial to start no earlier than September 2015, according to a status report filed jointly by the defense and prosecution Monday.12:13 11.02.2014
Tsarnaev’s “betrayal” of the US contributed to death penalty decisionBoston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s “betrayal of the United States” after having obtained citizenship in the country is among the factors that would justify capital punishment if he is convicted, according to a notice of intent to pursue the death penalty filed Thursday by US prosecutors.13:45 31.01.2014
US prosecutors to pursue death penalty against TsarnaevUS Attorney General Eric Holder has chosen to pursue the death penalty against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.00:15 31.01.2014
Prosecutors seek to push back trial date for Tsarnaev’s college friendsProsecutors have moved to push back until June 30 the start date for the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s college buddies Dias Kadyrbayev, Azamat Tazhayakov, and Robel Kidane Phillipos.12:52 23.01.2014
Trial date set for Boston Marathon bombing suspect’s college buddiesTrial is set to begin on June 23 in the cases of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s college buddies Dias Kadyrbayev, Azamat Tazhayakov, and Robel Kidane Phillipos.13:24 16.01.2014
Tsarnaev defense team granted more time to consider challenging venueThe defense team for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been granted additional time to file for a hearing in a different venue, the case docket revealed Tuesday.13:59 15.01.2014
US allocates over $8.3 million to support Boston Marathon bombing victimsUS Attorney General Eric Holder announced Tuesday that $8,355,648 would be allocated to organizations directly supporting victims, witnesses, and first responders present at the scene of the Boston Marathon bombing and effected by its aftermath.16:40 14.01.2014
Tsarnaev defense team, prosecutors grapple over venue-change motion deadlineUS federal prosecutors are at odds with suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s defense team over the filing deadline for a Motion to Change Venue.17:57 24.12.2013
US prosecutors lift some of Tsarnaev’s heightened incarceration restrictionsCertain of the restrictive measures previously imposed against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have been lifted.14:02 04.12.2013
Tsarnaev defense team wins audio recordings, loses other discovery bidsThe US federal court adjudicating the case of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev denied numerous requests for discovery filed by the Tsarnaev defense team, but granted the defense team’s motion to compel audio recordings of certain phone calls made in Tsarnaev’s prison facility, according to court documents.15:16 28.11.2013
Prosecutors to make Tsarnaev death penalty recommendation this week – reportUS prosecutors have postponed until the end of this week their self-imposed deadline for submitting a death penalty recommendation in the case of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzohkhar Tsarnaev.12:44 13.11.2013
Prosecutors clash with Tsarnaev defense over death penalty protocolIn anticipation of Tuesday’s status conference, US prosecutors have challenged a request by the defense team for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzohkhar Tsarnaev that the court address issues that have arisen in light of the Attorney General’s pending decision on whether to pursue the death penalty, according to a series of recent court filings.17:26 23.09.2013
In-laws of deceased Boston bombing suspect questioned by grand juryThe parents of Katherine Russell, widow of deceased Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, answered questions before a federal grand jury Thursday, CNN reported citing the widow’s attorney Joshua Dratel.12:16 13.09.2013
Details of injuries sustained by Tsarnaev prior to capture unsealedExplicit details of the injuries sustained by Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev during the course of the violent manhunt that led to his capture – including a skull-base fracture and a gunshot wound to the face and mouth – have been released in the form of freshly unsealed court documents.13:05 20.08.2013
Barry Cohen to take on Todashev case in the USRenowned Florida-based attorney Barry Cohen will head up the defense team representing Abdulbaki Todashev, whose son Ibragim Todashev was killed at the hands of FBI agents during questioning in May, Todashev's father told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.12:04 14.08.2013
Tsarnaev’s college buddies plead not guilty to obstruction of justice chargesDias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov, college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to obstruction of justice charges connected with the investigation into the tragic explosions that left three dead and upwards of 200 injured near the finish line of the enormously popular marathon in April.01:13 14.08.2013
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s college buddies indicted in USDias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov, college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, were indicted Thursday by a US federal Grand Jury for their alleged efforts to impede the investigation into the tragic explosions that left three dead and upwards of 200 injured near the finish line of the enormously popular and highly prestigious marathon in April.15:45 09.08.2013
ACLU calls for new investigations into Todashev deathThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) wants two US states, Florida and Massachusetts, to open their own investigations into the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shooting death of a Chechen immigrant acquainted with one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.11:19 24.07.2013
FBI orders Florida examiners not to release Todashev autopsy – reportA medical examiner’s office in Florida claims to have been ordered by the FBI to refrain from releasing an autopsy report on the death of Ibragim Todashev, who was shot and killed in May during an FBI interview connected with the pending Boston Marathon bombing investigation, Boston Globe reported Tuesday.14:46 17.07.2013