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John Hess is a senior political science major. Contact him at jhess14@kent.edu. 

Boston on Trial: Conscience and Capital Punishment

John Hess April 20, 2015

Last week Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted of the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing, which left three people dead and some 260 wounded. Tuesday begins the sentencing portion of the trial, in which federal prosecutors...

Opinion: Boston Marathon: Tsarnaev guilty

Lauren Gump April 16, 2015

When the 2013 Boston Marathon occurred, lives were shattered and changed forever. Many asked why did this would happen. I couldn’t believe that someone would want to bomb a place where there are thousands...

FBI mugshot of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. A federal jury found Tsarnaev guilty in the Boston Marathon bombing.

AP: Tsarnaev’s lawyer faces perhaps her biggest challenge yet

Associated Press April 9, 2015

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's attorney is renowned for keeping her high-profile clients off death row, but Judy Clarke could face her most daunting challenge yet in trying to save the Boston Marathon bomber from...