5 h. ago Luigi Mangione’s lawyers seek dismissal of federal charges in healthcare CEO killing

Attorneys push to drop death penalty eligibility due to legal threshold and claim Mangione was not read his rightsLawyers for Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last December, asked a federal judge on Saturday to dismiss some criminal charges, including the only count on he could be eligible for the death penalty.In a court filing, attorneys for Mangione said the death penalty must be dismissed because it does not meet the legal threshold. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Luigi Mangione's lawyers seek dismissal of federal charges in assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Lawyers for Luigi Mangione say a New York federal judge should dismiss criminal charges, including a death-eligible count, from a federal indictment brought against him in the December assassination of UnitedHealthcare's chief executive

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2 d. ago Drake suffers major defeat in lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar's diss

Drake suffered a major loss in his legal battle over Kendrick Lamar's diss track Not Like Us after a judge dismissed his federal lawsuit on Thursday.

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3 d. ago Prosecutors insist social media posts did not jeopardize Mangione fair trial

Two Justice Department officials reposted comments President Donald Trump made about the alleged murderer

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3 d. ago Prosecutors say no harm was done by social media posts about assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Federal prosecutors say no harm was done to the prospects for a fair trial when two U.S. Justice Department officials reposted potentially inflammatory comments President Donald Trump made about Luigi Mangione after his arrest in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO

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9 d. ago Judge dismisses lawsuit claiming UN agency enabled Hamas' deadly attack on Israel

A lawsuit that claimed the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees had provided more than $1 billion that enabled Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel was dismissed this week by a federal judge in New York

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1 week ago Ryan Murphy gives verdict on potential Luigi Mangione Netflix series

Mangione is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

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1 week ago Charlie Kirk shooting: suspect’s lawyer requests time to examine ‘voluminous’ evidence

Lawyers representing murder accused seek more time before deciding if they will push for preliminary hearing An attorney for the 22-year-old man charged with killing Charlie Kirk asked a judge Monday for more time to review the large amount of evidence in the case before deciding if the defense will seek a preliminary hearing.A preliminary hearing would determine if there is enough evidence against Tyler Robinson to go forward with a trial. Defendants can waive that step, but Robinson’s newly appointed attorney Kathryn Nester said her team did not intend to do so. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump DOJ risks losing death penalty for Luigi Mangione if officials don’t stop talking about his ‘guilt’: judge

Federal judge said they would consider recent comments from DOJ employees while weighing whether to remove the death penalty

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2 w. ago Rightwing podcasters run rampant with Charlie Kirk conspiracies: ‘It’s craven opportunism’

After the Turning Point USA CEO’s killing, Candace Owens and other far-right stars are trying to persuade listeners of unfounded theories about Israel and federal involvementSince Charlie Kirk’s killing, the rightwing podcast sphere has been in overdrive: eulogizing, grieving, praying, appointing blame and calling for retribution. Kirk’s podcast, The Charlie Kirk Show, now No 1 on the podcast charts, has had a rotating cast of hosts including Tucker Carlson, Glenn Beck, and JD Vance, who used his appearance to announce a crackdown on “far-left” groups, promising to “dismantle” them in Kirk’s name.“Manosphere” mainstay Joe Rogan was initially quiet on the Kirk shooting, releasing pre-recorded episodes while he was away elk hunting. On Tuesday he began challenging the official narrative of the killing, but has been more focused on the practicalities of the weapon used and the getaway than exploring the motivations of the killer, perhaps because Kirk was too much of an explicit rightwi...

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2 w. ago Judge scolds Justice Department over public statements in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case

A New York judge warns Justice Department officials they could face sanctions for public comments about Luigi Mangione's prosecution

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3 w. ago Luigi Mangione’s lawyers seek to bar possibility of death penalty in federal case

Lawyers argue authorities prejudiced the case against Mangione by turning arrest into a ‘Marvel movie’ spectacleLuigi Mangione’s lawyers urged a judge on Saturday to bar federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, arguing that authorities prejudiced the case against him by turning his arrest into a “Marvel movie” spectacle and by publicly declaring their desire to see him executed.Fresh from a legal victory that eliminated terrorism charges in Mangione’s state murder case, his lawyers are now fighting to have his federal case dismissed, seizing on US attorney general Pam Bondi’s declaration prior to his April indictment that capital punishment is warranted for a “premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Luigi Mangione lawyers file motion to dismiss murder case citing ‘Marvel movie’ perp walk and ‘politicized’ death penalty ruling

At a minimum, Mangione’s lawyers urged a federal judge in New York to block prosecutors from seeking the death penalty

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3 w. ago US rocked by political violence as murders and plots grip the nation

Five cases tied to political violence are playing out this week

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3 w. ago Tale of two assassins: Luigi Mangione fans go to war as shock comparisons with Charlie Kirk shooting suspect emerge

As the fans of Luigi Mangione celebrated the judge chopping his terrorism charges, they revealed to Daily Mail what they really think about the parallels to Charlie Kirk's assassination.

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3 w. ago From Utah to New York, key developments in cases of US political violence

Political violence has rocked the U.S. multiple times in recent months, culminating with the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university

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3 w. ago Why prosecutors charged Luigi Mangione with terrorism and a judge said no

A judge has shut down prosecutors' attempt to use a 9/11-era New York terrorism law in their case against Luigi Mangione

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3 w. ago The Fan Girls are back: Young women file into court for Luigi Mangione hearing

Fans of Luigi Mangione have filed into court for the hearing of the 27-year-old accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December last year.

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3 w. ago Judge dismisses state terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione

US court rules evidence on terrorism counts is ‘legally insufficient’ but murder trial can go ahead

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3 w. ago Terrorism charges dismissed against Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s murder case

Mangione is still facing second-degree murder charges in New York

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