Judge George O'Toole

(Associated Press) - A federal judge will hear arguments next month on Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's request for a new trial. Tsarnaev's lawyers said in a motion filed in August that he did not receive a fair trial in Boston...

(Associated Press) - Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev says that he's sorry for the irreparable harm he's caused and that he prays for the victims. Tsarnaev addressed the court for the first time Wednesday at his sentencing hearing...

A judge has rejected a request from lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev  to bar demonstrations near courthouse entrances by people who believe the bombings were part of a government plot. Tsarnaev's lawyers argued that the fairness of his trial could be harmed by a small group of demonstrators who purport to be Tsarnaev's supporters...

A judge has excused 124 potential jurors in the federal death penalty trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. They were excused Monday from a group of about 400 who were the first of 1,350 people who last week filled out 28-page questionnaires to weed out people with obvious conflicts...

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was in court Monday for the start of jury selection in his federal death penalty trial. Potential jurors stared intently at Tsarnaev as he sat down at a table in the front of the jury assembly room...

A federal judge has denied requests by lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) to move his trial out of state and to delay its start. U.S. District Court Judge George O'Toole Jr. issued his denials Wednesday and said explanations will be issued later in the day...

A federal judge has granted a request from Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for jury records for Massachusetts federal courts over the last three years. Tsarnaev's lawyers asked for the records to determine if a jury plan adopted in 2009 has corrected racial imbalances...