by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
1oo CENTRE STREET, July 17 – The New York State trial of Luigi Mangione will not have an overflow courtroom for the press and public, unlike the Trump trial in the same building. Who made the decision, and why, has not been explained.
In the Federal SDNY courthouse, which always provides overflow rooms to view trial of wide interest, Luigi Mangione was presented on December 19, 2024 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, 2025 DOJ announced it would seek the death penalty against Mangione. But SDNY Judge Margaret Garnett dismissed the death eligible charges, and set an October 13 court date.
After some push back, Inner City Press published a book Luigi Mangione Lone Wolf here, now Amazon here
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On February 6, 2025 NYS Justice Gregory Carro convened a hearing and, after a long whispered sidebar, announced that NY and he should go first, on June 8. Karen Friedman Agnifilo said that was too fast, and said she would raise double jeopardy.
Luigi Mangione while being led out said it’s common sense, that’s double jeopardy
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Inner City Press pushed to get exhibits unsealed, waiting through one of Justice Carro’s calendar days to hand up a letter. While that led to unsealing, afterward Justice Carro granted privileged access to some, but not others, in the press corps.
On February 9 Mangione’s lawyers wrote to SDNY Judge Garnett, recounting what Justice Carro said and opposing it, promising another filing - this one on Patreon here
Now after NYS Justice Carro did everything he could to have his trial go before the Fed, on July 17 it was announced “Hon. Gregory Carro presiding... Overflow Courtroom: There will be NO overflow room for this proceeding Time Courtroom Opens: 9:30 am Duration of Proceeding: Approximately six to eight weeks; weekdays excluding Wednesdays Press Arrival Outside Courthouse: By 7:00-7:45 am.” So, waiting two and a half hours, some days in the rain, to get in.
Who this benefits, other than fee-charging line-sitting companies, is unclear. At a minimum, or really as a first step to getting this reversed, it must be disclosed who made this decision, and why.
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