Judge in Luigi Mangione case holds secret hearing despite press objections

• 01Judge Gregory Carro held sealed proceedings in Luigi Mangione's New York state case on Wednesday despite press objections.
• 02Mangione's state trial for allegedly shooting Brian Thompson is scheduled for 8 September.
• 03Mangione has pleaded not guilty in both state and federal cases related to Thompson's killing.
• 04A virtual conference between Mangione's team and prosecutors was scheduled for 3 June.
• 05New York state courts administrators announced the proceeding would be sealed at 1:18pm on Tuesday, less than 24 hours before the scheduled proceeding.
• 06Multiple media organizations and at least one reporter filed letters requesting an opportunity to address the sealing issue before the hearing.
• 07Judge Carro stated: 'At the request of the defense, that proceeding is sealed at the moment and we have adjourned the case to June 16 and it's a physical appearance.'
• 08Carro did not provide the press an opportunity to object to the sealing despite their requests to be heard.
• 09The case was adjourned to June 16 for a physical appearance in court.

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Judge Gregory Carro sealed a virtual conference in Luigi Mangione's New York state case on Wednesday after the state courts announced the closure less than 24 hours beforehand, citing a defense request. Multiple media organizations objected and requested the opportunity to address the sealing in court, but Carro did not grant them a hearing before or after the proceeding. The case was adjourned to June 16 for an in-person court appearance.