Court could reimpose Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence

Court could reimpose Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted over the Boston Marathon bombing (FBI via AP)

The US Supreme Court has said it will consider reinstating the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, presenting President Joe Biden with an early test of his opposition to capital punishment.

The justices agreed to hear an appeal filed by the Trump administration, which carried out the executions of 13 federal inmates in its final six months in office.

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