What’s Happening in the Boston Marathon Bomber Case? (PODCAST)

When Supreme Court justices return to the courtroom for the new term in October, they’ll consider the government’s quest to reinstate Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentences.

The court will hear arguments on Oct. 13 about pretrial publicity and mitigating evidence, as the justices decide whether to reverse an appeals court ruling that vacated Tsarnaev’s sentences for the 2013 bombing that killed three people and injured hundreds more.

Attorney General Merrick Garland imposed an execution moratorium this past summer, raising the question of how that will play into the case, if at all.

To help break down the issues, ...