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Judge in Luigi Mangione case holds secret hearing despite press objections

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Luigi Mangione appears at an evidence suppression hearing at Manhattan supreme court on 18 May 2026 in New York City. Photograph: Getty Images

Luigi Mangione’s New York state case in the killing of the healthcare executive Brian Thompson descended into secrecy on Wednesday when Judge Gregory Carro held sealed proceedings despite press objections.

Mangione’s state trial for allegedly shooting dead Thompson on a Manhattan Street in late 2024 is scheduled for 8 September. Mangione also faces a federal trial in relation to Thompson’s killing. The murder triggered an intense manhunt but also prompted an outpouring of public rage against the practices of the for-profit US healthcare industry.

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