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A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled last week that the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has "unreasonably delayed" the implementation of of a 2009 law requiring graphic warnings to be displayed on cigarette packs. PHOTO BY RACHEL SHARPLES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts judge rules FDA delayed instituting graphic cigarette warning requirement

Samantha Day September 9, 2018
The United States Food and Drug Administration is expediting the release of a final rule requiring graphic warnings on cigarette packs and advertisements after a Massachusetts federal judge ruled that the agency “unreasonably delayed” compliance with the 2009 federal mandate requiring the warnings.
Jury selection for the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev began at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse Monday. PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Jury selection begins in trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber

Alexandra David January 5, 2015

Jury selection for the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev began Monday at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse, despite a recent attempt from Tsarnaev’s defense...

¬The anti-terrorism program initiated by the U.S. Department of Justice is designed to deter residents from joining violent extremist groups. GRAPHIC BY EMILY ZABOSKI

Boston to serve as pilot city for counterterrorism program

Alexandra David September 26, 2014

The United States Department of Justice selected Boston as one of three cities to serve as a testing ground for a series of counter-terrorism pilot programs. The programs, announced Sept. 15 by former...

Prosecutors to meet in court for Tsarnaev case

Daily Free Press Admin February 10, 2014

The lawyers for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of the alleged Boston Marathon bombers, and federal prosecutors are to meet in court on Wednesday for a status conference for the first time since U.S. Attorney...

United States will seek death penalty for alleged Marathon bombing suspect

Daily Free Press Admin January 30, 2014

The United States will seek the death penalty for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced in a statement Thursday. Federal prosecutors filed the...

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