Mangione Hearing on Federal Trial Delay Request

Luigi Mangione, the 27-year-old man accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel in December 2024, is scheduled to appear in federal court in Manhattan on Wednesday for a hearing on his attorneys' request to delay his upcoming federal trial.

Mangione faces separate state and federal prosecutions stemming from the December 4 killing of Thompson, who led the health insurance arm of UnitedHealth Group. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges and has remained jailed since his arrest in Pennsylvania five days after the shooting. In New York state court, he is charged with murder and weapons offenses, with jury selection set to begin on June 8. The federal case involves two counts of stalking, with in-person jury selection currently slated for September 8 and opening statements on October 13.

Defense lawyers argue that the back-to-back schedule would prevent Mangione from adequately preparing for the federal proceedings. In a March 18 letter to U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett, they noted that Mangione would need to review approximately 800 screening questionnaires from potential federal jurors, scheduled for distribution on...