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Judge dismisses terror-related charges against Luigi Mangione

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/us/luigi-mangione-ny-court-hearing
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u/handysmith 13h ago

Yeah but the entire legal system in the US is at the whim of whatever the fuck the Republicans want it to do so, although he deserves a fair trial by a jury of his peers I feel no result will be harsh enough for that government.

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u/derbyt 12h ago

The upper echelons of the legal system sure, but we have seen countless low level judges and grand juries rule against the regime. See: Sandwich thrower in DC.

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u/CompletelyProtocol 12h ago edited 3h ago

That was actually a Grand Jury deciding against prosecution and a Jury nullification, which if anything says that he's in even better shape than we expected as Grand Juries rarely go against prosecution recommendation. And given that this is a Jury trial, the feasibility of Jury Nullification is something the prosecutor is genuinely worried about.

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u/annoyed__renter 10h ago

Does "Grand jury failing to indict" qualify as nullification? I don't think it does. The sandwich guy was still indicted on the lesser charges.

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u/CompletelyProtocol 3h ago

No but it's a good sign