Overview

• Luigi Mangione's attorneys filed a 114-page motion asking a judge to block federal prosecutors from pursuing capital punishment in the UnitedHealthcare CEO killing.
• The filing argues a televised helicopter transfer and staged 'perp walk' violated Mangione's rights and irreparably tainted the jury pool.
• Defense lawyers cite prejudicial public statements by officials, pointing to Attorney General Pam Bondi's rhetoric and President Trump's Fox News comments.
• Earlier this week, Judge Gregory Carro dismissed two state terrorism counts but left a second-degree murder charge intact.
• Federal prosecutors must respond by Oct. 31, with pretrial hearings set for Dec. 1 in state court and Dec. 5 in federal court.