Pittsburgh
Pitt officials say some Jewish students were interviewed for campus antisemitism report
Campus antisemitism committees and reports have become a key tool as universities try to address concerns about the campus climate for Jewish students.
In Pittsburgh, campus antisemitism report’s authors neglected to speak with Jewish students
Young Pennsylvania man arrested over alleged ISIS-inspired mass attack plot targeting synagogues
Louisiana teen rescued from box in Pittsburgh basement after online grooming
Judge to pronounce death sentence for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter after jury vote
The sentencing hearing comes a day after a jury unanimously voted for the death penalty after finding Bowers guilty on 63 counts.
US Jewish leaders applaud death sentence for Tree of Life shooter
While responses varied, most emphasized the strength and resilience of Pittsburgh's Jewish community.
Jury demands to see guns of Pittsburgh synagogue shooter
It’s not clear why the jury wanted to see the weapons, but in weighing a death sentence, one of the statutory aggravating factors jurors must consider is the risk the gunman’s attack posed to others.
Is antisemitism always delusional? Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s penalty could hinge on answer
The government, on the other hand, is pressing for the death penalty and making the case that Bowers was animated by hate, not delusions.
Pittsburgh shooter spurred by antisemitism, white supremacism, not delusions - expert
The defense experts, Park Dietz said Monday, “simply mistook every ordinary widespread white separatist beliefs as delusions because they were not familiar with them.”
The Pittsburgh synagogue shooter wasn't acting alone
We must be clear: These acts of mass violence are simply the tip of the iceberg.
Tree of Life trial: Defense claims synagogue shooter has brain abnormalities
The brain abnormalities are a key part of the defense’s strategy to keep their client, Robert Bowers, off of death row.
Pittsburgh synagogue attacker found guilty of hate crimes
A jury has found Robert Bowers guilty of federal hate crimes for killing 11 worshippers at a synagogue in the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history.
Pittsburgh synagogue massacre trial: Defense concedes shooter’s hatred of Jews
The free exercise of religious beliefs “does not include the engagement in good works or conduct that may or may not be part of religious belief,” she said.
Defense rests in Tree of Life synagogue shooting trial without witnesses
Judge Robert Colville dismissed the jury on Wednesday and told jurors to return on Thursday to hear closing arguments, after which the jury will deliberate and deliver its verdict.