Report: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's repeated requests for a lawyer were ignored | Glenn Greenwald

There is zero legal or ethical justification for denying a suspect in custody this fundamental right

(updated below - Update II [Tues.])

The initial debate over the treatment of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev focused on whether he should be advised of his Miranda rights or whether the "public safety exception" justified delaying it. In the wake of news reports that he had been Mirandized and would be charged in a federal court, I credited the Obama DOJ for handling the case reasonably well thus far. As it t...