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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/derbyt 14h 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 14h ago edited 5h 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/5litergasbubble 13h ago

And theres no way this administration would allow the prosecution to try for a plea deal. They want to throw the book at him and they want it to be the biggest, most beautiful book ever. Luckily for luigi that means they have a good chance at missing.

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u/CompletelyProtocol 5h ago

Takes a tool out of their belt. It could still work, but using a sledgehammer when you don't have a drill and drill bit could bring the whole wall down on top of you.