But some archaeologists doubted the evidence warranted such expansive interpretations.
Why were some jurors unconvinced that the evidence warranted a murder verdict, and how is a murder conviction different from a manslaughter conviction?
For his part, Mr. Morgenthau has said that he would have "no hesitation" about joining a motion to overturn the convictions if the evidence warranted it.
Southers, who will brief TSA and state department officials this week on homegrown extremism, said the FBI's investigative rules provided sufficient flexibility to reopen investigations when additional evidence warranted it.
That was the first indication from an American official that the high alert declared last week, amid considerable debate about whether the evidence warranted it, has now been dialed down.
Mr. Schneiderman has greater prosecutorial power: his office can sue if it finds wrongdoing and could even bring criminal charges under the state's Martin Act, a sweeping securities law, if the evidence warranted it.
