AMERICANALMANAC (Lynn Jenkins) - Luigi Mangione pushes for livestreamed state murder trial, accuses prosecutors of controlling courtroom access
Luigi Mangione's legal team is demanding that a New York judge either livestream his state murder trial or explain why the public cannot watch, setting up a transparency fight weeks before jury selection begins. Mangione's attorneys filed a written request with New York Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro on Friday, asking the court to broadcast […] The post Luigi Mangione pushes for livestreamed state murder trial, accuses prosecutors of controlling courtroom access appeared first on American Almanac .
Luigi Mangione's legal team is demanding that a New York judge either livestream his state murder trial or explain why the public cannot watch, setting up a transparency fight weeks before jury selection begins. Mangione's attorneys filed a written request with New York Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro on Friday, asking the court to broadcast the trial live or, at minimum, set up a live overflow feed inside the courthouse so journalists and members of the public who cannot get a seat can still follow the proceedings in real time. The 28-year-old defendant, accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Midtown Manhattan sidewalk in December 2024, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and multiple weapons…Open