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In what was viewed as a pivotal move in the Luigi Mangione case, a judge has ruled that some evidence from Mangione’s backpack wouldn’t be usable at his state trial.

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Luigi Mangione’s federal trial is now set to start in January 2027. His state trial was also pushed back from June to September.

Mangione accused of killing UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson in New York in 2024

Deputy U.S. Attorney Sean Buckley wrote that “the public’s interest is both substantial and compelling, and is best served by proceeding to trial without delay.”

Lawyers asked a federal judge to move his trial to 2027, to give them time to prepare for a separate state case. Prosecutors are expected to oppose the request.

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Harvey Weinstein has hired Luigi Mangione's and Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyers to represent him at his third New York rape trial, reshaping his legal team after declining to end the case with a guilty plea.

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