Luigi Mangione is due back in Manhattan court on Tuesday, a fresh step in the state murder case tied to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a hotel in Midtown in December 2024. The 28-year-old has pleaded not guilty, and his state trial is set for September before Justice Gregory Carro.
The hearing matters because Mangione is now moving toward two separate court tracks at once. The state case, brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, includes murder, weapons and forgery charges. The federal case is still active too, with jury selection set for September and opening statements scheduled for November.
Tuesday's agenda is not clear, but the court calendar comes after Justice Carro held a sealed, virtual proceeding with prosecutors and defense lawyers two weeks earlier. That closed session suggests the case is still in a pretrial phase where lawyers are working through issues before the September trial date arrives.
Mangione's legal position is narrower in federal court than it once was. U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett threw out the murder and weapons charges in January, removing the possibility that he would face the death penalty, but he still faces stalking charges that could carry a sentence of life without parole if he is convicted. He separately pleaded not guilty in April 2025.
The case has stayed in public view since the killing and the five-day manhunt for a suspect turned it into a media fixture and social media sensation. Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania, and the state case now heads toward September with the federal case following its own schedule. What Tuesday resolves, if anything, remains the immediate question, but it will not be the last hearing this case gets before trial. For more background, see Court hearing for Luigi Mangione set in Brian Thompson case.
