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U.S. Supreme Court to consider restoring Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence

A man walks past the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the federal government's bid to reinstate Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence for helping carry out the 2013 attack that killed three people and wounded more than 260 others.  Video | Supreme Court to weigh execution for Boston bomber 

Attorney Sidney Powell speaks at a press conference on election results in Alpharetta, Georgia, U.S., December 2, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

Ex-Trump lawyer Powell asks judge to toss voting machine company's $1.3 billion lawsuit

Sidney Powell, a lawyer who advised President Donald Trump's campaign, asked a judge on Monday to throw out a $1.3 billion lawsuit accusing her of spreading false conspiracy theories about the November presidential election.  Full Article 

The logo of Down Jones Industrial Average stock market index listed company 3M is shown in Irvine, California April 13, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake

3M earplug plaintiffs in mega MDL may tell jury of social isolation, depression

Veterans who say they suffered hearing damage as a result of using defective earplugs sold by 3M Co to the U.S. military can testify about their sleep difficulties, social isolation and depression at an upcoming trial, a federal judge has ruled.  Full Article 

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Hate crimes rarely happen, from law enforcement's perspective

Pressure has mounted since the fatal shootings in Georgia last week to prosecute Robert Aaron Long for hate crimes in the killings, which included six women of Asian descent. But history shows that law enforcement is largely uninterested in that category of crime  Read more 

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