United States v. Tsarnaev

United States v. Tsarnaev
Decided March 4, 2022
Full case nameUnited States v. Tsarnaev
Docket no.20-443
Citations595 U.S. ___ (more)
Holding
A defendant is entitled to an impartial panel of jurors, not necessarily a panel of jurors who know nothing about the case. Death sentence reinstated.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Clarence Thomas · Stephen Breyer
Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan · Neil Gorsuch
Brett Kavanaugh · Amy Coney Barrett
Case opinions
MajorityThomas, joined by Roberts, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett
ConcurrenceBarrett, joined by Gorsuch
DissentBreyer, joined by Sotomayor, Kagan (except part II-C)

United States v. Tsarnaev, 595 U.S. ___ (2022), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a defendant is entitled to an impartial panel of jurors, not necessarily a panel of jurors who know nothing about the case. The decision reinstated Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence for his role in the Boston Marathon bombing.[1][2]

  1. ^ United States v. Tsarnaev, No. 20-443, 595 U.S. ___ (2022).
  2. ^ "In 6-3 ruling, court reinstates death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber". SCOTUSblog. 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2024-10-31.