Extra: Inner City Press Challenged Sealing of Luigi Mangione Exhibits Judge Says Read and Will Rule on Dec 4 - more here
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by Matthew Russell Lee, Substack Book Patreon
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Dec 3 – Luigi Mangione was presented in Federal court on December 19 on four charges, one of them death penalty eligible, for the killing of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson. Inner City Press was there, covering the case toward a book.
On April 1 DOJ announced it will seek the death penalty against Mangione.
In the interim, after some push back, Inner City Press published a book Luigi Mangione Lone Wolf here, now Amazon here
In the NYS case, on December 2, Altoona PD officer Joseph Dewiler explained separating Mangione from his backpack, later searched - then at the end, Justice Carro ruled to seal all exhibits, without giving any opportunity to be heard.
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Late on December 2 Inner City Press emailed, then on December 3 faxed and hand-delivered, a letter asking to be heard and for unsealing, here.
After handing in the letter and getting it stamped at 10 am, Inner City Press stayed in and covered Justice Carro’s courtroom to 1 pm, then from 2:30 to past 5 pm. Then:
Justice Carro said, “Mr. Lee? Come up to the rail.” I did. He said, I’ve read your letter. I intend tomorrow to decide what part of what is being presented came be made public to the Press.
I asked: Then we can react? He: not by speaking up in court. I will not be taking questions. I have read your letter.
But there may have to be another letter. You can write again, he said. Maybe notice and a right to be heard should have been provided before an order to seal. But here we are. Watch this site.
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