Defense lawyers in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial will not call witnesses or present evidence
The defense is focusing on the next stage of the trial: keeping their client from being sentenced to death
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News She represents the ‘worst of the worst.’ Now Judy Clarke is leading the defense in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre trial
Clarke has previously defended the Unabomber, Boston Marathon bomber and a white supremacist who shot people outside a Los Angeles JCC
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Fast Forward In Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial, Jewish rituals feature as prominently as the carnage of the day
The trial is shaping up as a seminar on American Jewish tradition, with witnesses offering an impromptu glossary of Jewish terms and ideas
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Fast Forward 911 dispatcher and rabbi take the stand on first day of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial
A 911 responder and a rabbi recall the trauma of the worst massacre of Jews in U.S. history on the first day of the alleged gunman’s trial
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Fast Forward Following jury selection, Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial to begin May 30
The start of the trial, more than four years after the attack took place, has surfaced a mix of emotions for residents of Squirrel Hill
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Fast Forward In an unusual alliance, Jewish media and striking journalists are uniting to cover the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial
In covering the trial of the gunman accused in the Tree of life massacre, the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle brings the sensibilities of the Jewish community and the Pittsburgh Union Progress brings seasoned crime and court reporters
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News That Jewish News Show: Talking ‘Traffic’ with Ben Smith, the Pittsburgh trial and more
On this episode 'That Jewish News Show,' Laura and Benyamin are joined by Ben Smith to discuss 'Traffic' and the future of media
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News As trial begins in Tree of Life massacre, Pittsburgh’s Jews struggle with what to reveal and what to conceal
Who narrates this story, the gunman or his victims? That struggle now looms as the accused shooter goes to trial
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