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A federal court in the U.S. state of Virginia hears the first claims by survivors of the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Three detainees accuse the CACI for their role in the torture at the prison.
2024-04-15

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit overturns the death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on five counts, ruling the judge erred several times in their initial decision. A new sentencing trial will take place.
2020-07-31

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocks the redrawing of Ohio and Michigan electoral maps while it prepares to rule on whether or not partisan gerrymandering is constitutional. Lower federal courts ordered Michigan and Ohio electoral maps to be redrawn before the 2020 United States presidential election.
2019-05-24

A U.S. federal judge halts the possible deportation of Iraqi Chaldean Christian refugees until further review.
2017-07-12

Dias Kadyrbayev, a college friend of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, is sentenced to six years for obstruction of justice and conspiracy charges after Kadyrbayev removed incriminating evidence from Tsarnaev's college dorm room.
2015-06-2

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is sentenced to death for his role in the Boston Marathon bombings.
2015-05-15

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev receives a guilty verdict on all legal charges against him.
2015-04-8

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announces that federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
2014-01-30

Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev makes his first appearance in a U.S. court since his arrest on April 19.
2013-07-10

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is captured and taken in serious condition to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. U.S. President Barack Obama gives a news conference, where he praises the collaboration between government law enforcement agencies. With the suspect's capture and presumed interrogation (if he survives), the lockdown and emergency state will likely be lifted.
2013-04-19