Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

A judge has approved a defense request for federal prison records on the Boston Marathon bombing suspect.

Two U.S. officials say the surviving suspect in the Boston bombings acknowledged his role in the attacks to FBI investigators. But the officials say this occurred before authorities advised him of his constitutional rights, including the right to consult with an attorney and not to incriminate himself.

So now comes word that there's a possibility young Dzhokhar Tsarnaev could very well receive life imprisonment if convicted of the crimes he's alleged to have committed. Why? In the opinion of some lawyers who’ve defended clients not too unlike him, he could cop a plea, and seeing is how it’s unlikely he has a criminal record; the possibility of serving life in prison is not completely out of the

By Joe Votruba Watching and listening to the developments of the manhunt for the alleged Boston Marathon bombers in Watertown, Massachusetts last Friday was like something out of a movie. Reports of explosives, hostages, carjackings, you name it. As the arrest was made and the ordeal came to an end, America breathed a collective sigh of relief.

Legal experts and politicians are chiming in by the dozens on the all news channels as to whether or not Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should have been treated as an enemy combatant, and the analysis could make your head spin...

A Justice Department official says the Boston Marathon bombing suspect will not be read his Miranda rights because the government is invoking a public safety exception.

DARTMOUTH, Mass. — Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth this week after the explosions killed three people and wounded more than 180 others, his classmates told The Associated Press on Friday.