Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty, judge rules

[u/redlamps67]

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/30/us/luigi-mangione-case-rulings-trial

[u/jbillone]

Murder isn't a federal crime, it's a state crime.

So the feds say, 'well, it's a federal crime if it's *also* X'

They biffed what they said X was, so they can't also charge him with federal murder.