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FILE - This file photo released April 19, 2013, by the FBI shows Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, convicted for carrying out the April 15, 2013, Boston Marathon bombing attack that killed three people and injured more than 260. The Biden administration's argument at the Supreme Court for reinstating the death penalty for convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hinges on keeping evidence from the jury that prosecutors themselves relied on at an earlier phase of the proceedings. (FBI via AP, File)

Marathon bomber faces revived death sentence as case is heard in the Supreme Court

By Mark Sherman and Alanna Durkin Richer - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 15, 2015 courtroom sketch, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, center, stands with his defense attorneys at the Moakley Federal court house in the penalty phase of his trial in Boston. The Supreme Court 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 Monday to hear an appeal filed by the Trump administration, which carried out executions of 13 federal inmates in its final six months in office. The case won’t be heard until the fall, and it’s unclear how the new administration will approach Tsarnaev’s case. (Jane Flavell Collins via AP)

Court could reimpose Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

This file photo released April 19, 2013, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, convicted of carrying out the April 2013 Boston Marathon bombing attack that killed three people and injured more than 260. A prosecutors' response is due Thursday, June 27, 2019, in the Boston Marathon bomber's death penalty appeal. Tsarnaev has been on federal death row since his 2015 conviction. (FBI via AP, File)

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Boston Marathon bomber, appeal to consider if he got fair trial

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Court weighs whether Boston Marathon bomber got a fair trial

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This file photo released April 19, 2013, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, convicted of carrying out the April 2013 Boston Marathon bombing attack that killed three people and injured more than 260. A prosecutors' response is due Thursday, June 27, 2019, in the Boston Marathon bomber's death penalty appeal. Tsarnaev has been on federal death row since his 2015 conviction. (FBI via AP, File)

Feds urge court to reject Boston Marathon bomber’s appeal

By BY ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 15, 2013 file photo, medical workers aid injured people following an explosion at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon in Boston. Twin bombs near the finish line of one of the world's most storied races killed three people and injured 260 others, many of whom lost their legs, five years ago on April 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Key moments in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2010, file photo, Tamerlan Tsarnaev smiles after accepting the trophy for winning the 2010 New England Golden Gloves Championship in Lowell, Mass. The FBI says one of the Boston Marathon bombers told agents in 2011 that four young men in suits had gone looking for him but never returned and he didn't know why. The revelation came in an FBI interview report released Monday, April 10, 2017. The FBI previously acknowledged interviewing bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev two years before the marathon attack. Tsarnaev died during a police confrontation days after the April 15, 2013, attack, which killed three people and injured hundreds. (Julia Malakie/The Lowell Sun via AP, File)

FBI: Marathon bomber talked about visitors in 2011 interview

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This undated official portrait released by the Boston Police Department shows policer officer Dennis Simmonds, who died on April 10, 2014. Simmonds was among the officers at the scene in Watertown, Mass., in the early hours of April 19, 2013, when the Boston Marathon bombers were engaged in a shootout with police. His death was linked to head injuries he sustained at that time when an explosive thrown by one of the Tsarnaev brothers detonated near him. (Boston Police Department via AP)

As ‘Patriots Day’ opens, officer’s family seeks recognition

By DENISE LAVOIE - Associated Press

In this courtroom sketch, defense attorney David Bruck addresses the jury during the penalty phase in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, seated at right, on Monday, April 27, 2015, in federal court in Boston. (Jane Flavell Collins via AP) ** FILE **

Tsarnaev trial: Testimony in Boston Marathon bomber’s trial turns to sister-in-law

By Denise Lavoie - Associated Press

FILE - This April 11, 2013 photo provided by the Richard family shows, Martin Richard, 8, in Boston. Martin was the youngest of three people killed in the Monday, April 15, 2013, bombings near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The charitable foundation started by his parents announced Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, it had selected 72 runners from more than 250 people in 35 states and several other countries who submitted 11-page applications to run as a team in the marathon on April 21, 2014. Charity teams are forming to run in honor of victims of the bombings at last year's race. (AP Photo/Bill Richard, File)

Martin Richard: Autopsy photos used by prosecutors to sway jury

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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev verdict reached by jury in Boston Marathon bombing

By Washington Times Staff

In this courtroom sketch, Assistant U.S. Attorney Aloke Chakravarty, left, is depicted addressing the jury as defendant Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, second from right, sits between his defense attorneys during closing arguments in Tsarnaev's federal death penalty trial Monday, April 6, 2015, in Boston. (AP Photo/Jane Flavell Collins) ** FILE **

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev trial: Jurors begin deliberating charges against Boston Marathon bomber

By Denise Lavoie - The Washington Times

In this courtroom sketch, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, center seated, is depicted between defense attorneys while the boat in which he was captured in sits on a trailer for observation during his federal death penalty trial, Monday, March 16, 2015, in Boston. Tsarnaev is charged with conspiring with his brother to place two bombs near the Boston Marathon finish line in April 2013, killing three and injuring more than 260 people. (AP Photo/Jane Flavell Collins) ** FILE **

Jury sees gruesome Boston Marathon bombing autopsy photos; prosecution rests its case

By Denise Lavoie - Associated Press

In this courtroom sketch, Dun Meng, far right, testifies with a translator at his side during the federal death penalty trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Boston, Thursday, March 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Jane Flavell Collins)

Carjack victim describes harrowing ride with Boston bombers

By Denise Lavoie - Associated Press

It this courtroom sketch, U.S. Attorney William Weinreb, left, is depicted delivering opening statements in front of U.S. District Judge George O'Toole Jr., right rear, on the first day of the federal death penalty trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Wednesday, March 4, 2015, in Boston. (AP Photo/Jane Flavell Collins)

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev case: Jeff Bauman, survivor of Boston attack, recalls locking eyes with bomber

By Denise Lavoie - Associated Press

In this courtroom sketch, Khairullozhon Matanov, second from left, with attorney Paul Glickman, left, appears in federal court before Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler, right, Friday, May 30, 2014, in Boston. Matanov, a friend of the brothers suspected of carrying out the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, faces federal charges he destroyed, altered and falsified records, and made false statements to obstruct the investigation into the bombings. Matanov, arrested Friday morning at his apartment in Quincy, Mass., is a legal resident of the U.S. originally from Kyrgyzstan. (AP Photo/Jane Flavell Collins)

Man charged with impeding marathon bombing probe

By DENISE LAVOIE - Associated Press

In this courtroom sketch, Khairullozhon Matanov, second from left, with attorney Paul Glickman, left, appears in federal court before Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler, right, Friday, May 30, 2014, in Boston. Matanov, a friend of the brothers suspected of carrying out the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, faces federal charges he destroyed, altered and falsified records, and made false statements to obstruct the investigation into the bombings. Matanov, arrested Friday morning at his apartment in Quincy, Mass., is a legal resident of the U.S. originally from Kyrgyzstan. (AP Photo/Jane Flavell Collins)

Friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect charged with impeding probe

By Denise Lavoie - Associated Press

Marathon suspect: Statements should be thrown out

By DENISE LAVOIE - Associated Press

FILE - This file photo by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings who is accused in two bombings that killed three people and injured more than 260 others near the finish line of the April 15 marathon. Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev argued Wednesday, May 7, 2014, that statements he made to authorities after he was arrested should be thrown out because he was questioned for 36 hours in a hospital room while suffering from gunshot wounds and without being told his rights. (AP Photo/Federal Bureau of Investigation, File)

Marathon suspect: Statements should be thrown out

By DENISE LAVOIE - Associated Press

In this May 5, 2013 photo, funeral director Peter Stefan, second from right speaks to a man on the steps of his Graham, Putnam &amp; Mahoney funeral home, in Worcester, Mass., while handling funeral arrangements for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing. Stefan said he was besieged by criticism, picketers and angry phone calls from people who called him a &quot;traitor&quot; and &quot;un-American. A year later, he is writing a book about his experience. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Book planned on burial of marathon bombing suspect

By DENISE LAVOIE - Associated Press