The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was read his constitutional rights sixteen hours after investigators began interrogating, according to a U.S. law enforcement source and four officials of both political parties briefed on the interrogation.
Edward de Grazia, a lawyer known for defending literary icons in their battles against censorship, particularly in the 1950s and '60s, has died. De Grazia helped to defeat government bans on well-known and censored books.
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit to California educators over getting adequate English language instruction. State and federal law are requiring schools to teach non-English speakers the language, but California, according to the suit, is not offering instruction to nearly 20,000 students. The suit also alleges that the lack of instruction meant that some children were held back a grade or forced to live with low proficiency scores because of a language barrier.
While speaking at a memorial service at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in remembrance of police officer, Sean Collier, Vice President Joe Biden questioned the motives behind the terror attacks toward the U.S. 'Whether it's al-Qaeda central out out of the FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) or two twisted perverted, cowardly knockoff Jihadis here in Bostson, why do they do what they do?', he asked.
