Denise Lavoie

May 14, 2023 | Daily Business Review

A U.S. judge's ruling striking down a federal law that bans licensed federal firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under 21 is the…

By Alanna Durkin Richer and Denise Lavoie

6 minute read

December 12, 2022 | Daily Report Online

The Respect for Marriage Act ensures that not only same-sex marriages, but also interracial marriages, are enshrined in federal law.

By Denise Lavoie | The Associated Press

5 minute read

May 02, 2017 | Daily Business Review

During Aaron Hernandez's double murder trial, the former NFL star's lawyer wanted to drive home his point that the prosecution's star witness was a "three-legged pony" whose testimony could not be believed. So he galloped like a horse in front of the jury.

By Denise Lavoie

10 minute read

April 08, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted on all charges Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombing by a federal jury that now must decide whether the 21-year-old former college student should be executed.

By Denise Lavoie

5 minute read

April 08, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted on all charges Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombing by a federal jury that now must decide whether the 21-year-old former college student should be executed.

By Denise Lavoie

5 minute read

January 05, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Potential jurors stared intently at Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as jury selection in his federal death penalty trial began Monday under tight security.

By Denise Lavoie

3 minute read

January 05, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Potential jurors stared intently at Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as jury selection in his federal death penalty trial began Monday under tight security.

By Denise Lavoie

3 minute read

November 28, 2014 | Daily Report Online

Jaime Caetano was beaten so badly by her ex-boyfriend that she ended up in the hospital. So when a friend offered her a stun gun to protect herself, she took it.

By Denise Lavoie

4 minute read

February 12, 2014 | Daily Report Online

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was given a November trial date over the strenuous objections of his attorneys, who said Wednesday that they won't have enough time to mount a defense in a terrorism case that carries a possible death penalty.

By Denise Lavoie

4 minute read

January 31, 2014 | Daily Report Online

The announcement by federal prosecutors that they will seek the death penalty against the man accused in the Boston Marathon bombing came as no surprise to people who lost limbs or suffered other injuries in last year's attack.

By Denise Lavoie

5 minute read