- A federal judge has granted Luigi Mangione a brief delay for his federal trial over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, moving it from September to October.
- US District Judge Margaret Garnett denied the defense's request to postpone the federal trial until 2027, basing her decision on a June 8 start date for his state murder trial, which is expected to last four to six weeks.
- Mangione's lawyers have argued that back-to-back trials on a compressed timeline would violate his constitutional rights, but Judge Garnett stated that a longer delay would simply shift the same problems.
- At a court hearing in February, Mangione spoke out against the prospect of two trials, telling the judge: “It’s the same trial twice. One plus one is two. Double jeopardy by any commonsense definition.”
- Jury selection for the federal case will now start on October 5, with opening statements and testimony beginning on October 26.
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