US EditionLuigi Mangione’s federal death penalty trial could start before the end of the year
The hearing will address defense efforts to block the death penalty and exclude evidence, with the trial date also expected to be set by the judge.
- On Friday, Luigi Mangione is due in Manhattan federal court for a pivotal pretrial hearing where U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett plans to set a trial date, raising the possibility of proceedings later this year.
- U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced last year she directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for what she called a premeditated assassination.
- Authorities arrested Mangione five days after the slaying at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, about 230 miles west of Manhattan.
- Mangione’s lawyers argue Bondi’s remarks, Instagram posts and a choreographed perp walk fatally prejudiced the grand jury and death-penalty case, while federal prosecutors say the charge is sufficient and juror questioning can limit pretrial publicity.
- One procedural issue is whether Judge Margaret Garnett will hold a separate evidence hearing like last month’s three-week hearing in the parallel state murder case, after the September ruling tossed terrorism charges and supporters wearing green demonstrated amid reports of ammunition with insurer-related wording.
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Mangione’s lawyers try to block prosecutors from seeking death penalty in crucial hearing
Luigi Mangione returned to a federal courtroom in New York for a pivital hearing. Mangione's lawyers are trying to block federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty. Mangione is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in 2024.
Luigi Mangione and legal team appear in court to challenge death penalty
Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024, appeared in a Manhattan federal court on Friday with his legal team for a hearing seeking to block the federal government from pursuing the death penalty.
Luigi Mangione's federal case proceeds with questions over charges carrying the death penalty
Luigi Mangione was in federal court Friday as the judge considered whether the death penalty could be pursued if he is convicted in the killing of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare.Mangione was last in a federal courtroom in April of 2025.Mangione's attorneys are trying to get several counts thrown out. One of those is a murder charge that carries the possibility of a death penalty. They say the prosecutors' argument in support of the charge is not le…
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