Public court records · last checked July 3, 2026
Luigi Mangione
Charged in connection with the December 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, in three separate courts: federal court in Manhattan, New York State court, and Blair County, Pennsylvania. Each entry below links to the official court record.
Charges and allegations are accusations only. Luigi Mangione is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
Case at a glance
- Courts
- Federal (SDNY) · New York · Pennsylvania
- Plea
- Pleaded not guilty
- Custody
- Held in federal custody in New York — noted in the October 15, 2025 order that paused the Pennsylvania case
- Next court date
- September 8, 2026 — State trial begins (jury selection) (set by the April 1, 2026 order)
- New York
- Nine counts after the September 16, 2025 dismissal of the terrorism-linked counts
- Federal
- No longer a death-penalty case — the two counts that had allowed a death sentence were dismissed January 30, 2026
- Pennsylvania
- Paused by the October 15, 2025 order
- Records checked
- July 3, 2026
What's moving
One defendant, three separate prosecutions, each in its own court. Each entry states what happened and links to the record. Newest first.
- Jun 29 2026Federal (SDNY) Latest
The federal trial was adjourned to January 2027
At a June 29, 2026 conference, Judge Margaret Garnett set jury selection to begin January 5, 2027, with opening statements January 25, 2027, and entered a pretrial schedule running through December 2026.
Open the docket · Unofficial — CourtListener federal docket - Jun 18 2026New York
The defense withdrew notice of a possible psychiatric defense
On June 17, 2026 the court disclosed that the defense had filed notice of a possible extreme-emotional-disturbance defense — a filing sealed since September 2025 — and ordered it unsealed. The defense withdrew the notice the next day.
Read the news report · News report - Jun 3 2026New York
A state hearing was closed to the public
The June 3, 2026 proceeding was sealed at the defense's request, and the court declined to explain the closure over news organizations' objections. A transcript unsealed later that month showed the discussion concerned a then-sealed defense filing.
Read the news report · News report - May 18 2026New York
A judge ruled on which evidence could be used at the state trial
The May 18, 2026 decision suppressed some items from the backpack search during the Altoona arrest and declined to suppress others, including the firearm and notebook recovered in a later inventory search.
Open the official record · Official — New York State courts - Apr 1 2026New York
An April 1, 2026 order moved the state trial to September 8, 2026
By a brief April 1, 2026 order, Justice Gregory Carro adjourned the trial from its earlier June 8 date; the defense had requested the adjournment.
Read the news report · News report - Feb 27 2026Federal (SDNY)
Federal prosecutors declined to appeal, ending the death-penalty question
After the January 30, 2026 dismissal, the government told the court on February 27, 2026 that it would not appeal, and a March 3, 2026 order noted the case was no longer capital. The remaining counts carried a maximum of life in prison without parole.
Open the docket · Unofficial — CourtListener federal docket - Jan 30 2026Federal (SDNY)
The federal court dismissed counts three and four
In two January 30, 2026 opinions, the court dismissed the two counts that had carried death-penalty eligibility — holding that stalking is not a "crime of violence" — and declined to suppress the backpack evidence from the Altoona arrest.
Open the official record · Official — U.S. District Court, SDNY - Sep 16 2025New York
A judge dismissed the two terrorism-linked murder counts
The September 16, 2025 decision dismissed counts one and two, which had charged the killing as an act of terrorism. Nine counts, including second-degree murder, were unaffected.
Open the official record · Official — New York State courts - Apr 1 2025Federal (SDNY)
On April 1, 2025, the Justice Department directed prosecutors to seek the death penalty
The directive attached to the federal murder-through-use-of-a-firearm count. A January 30, 2026 ruling later dismissed that count, and the government did not appeal.
Open the official record · Official — U.S. Attorney, SDNY - Dec 19 2024Federal (SDNY)
Federal prosecutors brought their own charges
The U.S. Attorney in Manhattan announced federal stalking and firearm-related charges, opening a second track alongside the New York case.
Open the official record · Official — U.S. Attorney, SDNY - Dec 17 2024New York
The Manhattan DA announced a murder indictment
An eleven-count New York indictment, including murder and weapons charges, opened the state prosecution.
Open the official record · Official — Manhattan District Attorney - Dec 9 2024Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania filed the first charges after the Altoona arrest
The December 9, 2024 arrest in Altoona produced the earliest court records in the case and opened the Pennsylvania prosecution.
Open the official record · Official — Pennsylvania courts
Why three courts at once
Same defendant, three separate prosecutions in three different court systems. Each court has its own page with its records and case numbers.
Federal (SDNY) The U.S. government's case in Manhattan federal court — stalking and firearm-related charges. Federal (SDNY) records › New York State The state murder prosecution in Manhattan over the killing of Brian Thompson. New York State records › Pennsylvania The local charges from the December 2024 arrest in Altoona, Blair County — the first filings in the case. Pennsylvania records ›
Key records
Recent filings from the three dockets, each linked to its official source.
Opinion and order dismissing counts three and four
Opinion and order denying suppression of the backpack evidence
Notice of the defendant's unavailability (November 2025)
The case numbers
The lead case number for each court. All identifiers ›
Sources
Records link to the court of record or the prosecutor's own release; unofficial copies are labeled. This site does not host court documents or republish their contents.
- Court-of-record PDFs — SDNY, New York State, Pennsylvania Opinions and orders published by the courts. Example ›
- Prosecutor releases — the U.S. Attorney and the Manhattan DA Charging announcements and the filing PDFs behind them. Example ›
- Docket copies — CourtListener, Justia · unofficial Public copies of court dockets and decisions, labeled unofficial here; the court of record takes precedence.
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