Luigi Mangione assassination case signals DOJ shift on death penalty in blue states, expert says

Luigi Mangione's defense is asking a federal judge to throw out the possibility of the death penalty before Mangione is indicted on federal charges in the assassination of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare who was gunned down from behind outside a New York City hotel last year.

In a fiery back-and-forth through court filings, prosecutors said it was too early for the defense to move to have the death penalty taken off the table because Mangione has not been indicted or arraigned...