10. The Boston Marathon Bombing Trial (2013-2015)
In April 2013, two homemade pressure-cooker bombs were detonated near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, resulting in three fatalities and over 260 injuries. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, along with his brother Tamerlan, was identified as a suspect. Tamerlan died in a shootout with police days later. In 2015, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted on all 30 counts, including conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death. The trial raised significant questions about the prosecution of terrorism cases, the application of the federal death penalty, and the rights of victims. The high-profile nature of the trial set a precedent for handling similar cases in the future. (pbs.org)
