The Latest Breaking News from Brian Thompson

Luigi Mangione, a 27-year-old former Ivy League student, faces a possible death sentence over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. His lawyers now seek to dismiss the capital charge, citing police errors and political bias.

Attorneys push to drop death penalty eligibility due to legal threshold and claim Mangione was not read his rights

The feds really can't help themselves when it comes to pre-trial publicity.

Lawyers for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) CEO Brian Thompson, argued in a Tuesday filing that President Donald Trump has violated Mangione's right to a fair trial by publicly portraying him as guilty and that Justice Department officials amplified those comments on social media.

Federal judge said they would consider recent comments from DOJ employees while weighing whether to remove the death penalty

Mangione's lawyers are basically calling Bondi's death penalty push a publicity stunt.

At a minimum, Mangione’s lawyers urged a federal judge in New York to block prosecutors from seeking the death penalty

Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty over the shooting death last December 4 of Thompson

The latest ruling reminds us that terrorism statutes are mostly redundant.