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Judge deciding if juror bias played role in Boston Marathon bombing case

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LATEST ON THIS HIGH PROFILE CASE. MATT. WELL, JESSICA, IT’S BEEN NINE YEARS SINCE DZHOKHAR TSARNAEV WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH. BUT NOW THAT SENTENCE IS ONCE AGAIN AT THE CENTER OF A LEGAL CHALLENGE. THIS MORNING, THERE WAS A STATUS HEARING IN BOSTON IN FEDERAL COURT CENTERED AROUND THE DEFENSE’S CLAIM THAT TWO OF THE JURORS WHO CONVICTED TSARNAEV WERE BIASED AND LIED ABOUT WHETHER THEY HAD DISCUSSED THE CASE ON SOCIAL MEDIA BEFORE BEING SEATED ON THE JURY. TSARNAEV’S LAWYERS RAISED THOSE CONCERNS DURING JURY SELECTION, BUT SAY U.S....

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