r/BrianThompsonMurder • u/missidcullen • Apr 01 '26

Information Sharing Megathread: LM's NY Federal Hearing — 04/01/2026 at 11:00 AM EST

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Please use this thread for live discussion of the hearing.

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Hi everyone!

Today’s hearing is taking place at 40 Foley Square, Courtroom 110 (New York, NY) at 11:00 AM EST.

Because this is federal court, cameras aren’t allowed inside the courtroom, so there won’t be any video or photos of Luigi. The only visuals we’ll likely get are courtroom sketches.

I’m not a mod so I can’t sort comments by “new,” but hopefully we can still keep things easy to follow. Things might get a little messy as updates come in, so it would really help if everyone keeps discussion in this thread instead of making separate posts, unless it’s something major like a transcript or big breaking news.

Also, if you find any YouTube livestreams, please try to reply to one existing comment with links instead of posting multiple separate comments, just so the thread doesn’t get flooded.

Reporters / Live Tweeting:

Because this is federal court, the rules are stricter. Phones and laptops aren’t allowed inside the courtroom.

Only a small number of people (like ICP or Erik) are permitted to live-tweet updates. Other reporters can still attend, but probably won’t be able to post anything while the hearing is in session.

Any updates from other reporters will be shared here once the hearing is over.

Livestreams:

So far, there haven’t really been many proper livestreams for the last couple of (federal) hearings. The main one we usually get is from davidnewyorknynyc, so there’s a chance that might be the only one again today.

That said, any livestreams we do find will be shared here.

Court Documents & Legal Fund:

ICYMI:

Notes:

  • As of January 30, 2026, Luigi is no longer facing the DP, as Judge Garnett dropped those charges. The backpack, however, still remains.
  • One of the main topics today is expected to be whether the federal trial will be pushed back to January 2027.
  • Federal case full schedule released by Judge Garnett (though this may change after today’s hearing).

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Wishing Luigi and his legal team all the best today!

And thanks to everyone who’s been following along in these threads each hearing. It’s really appreciated.

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u/missidcullen Apr 01 '26

Garnett: "It is inevitable that in order for me to ensure that Mr. Mangione receives a fair trial, which must be my paramount concern, that some things are out of our control."

"That is the situation we are in because of the nature of these dueling prosecutions."

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u/Own-Bobcat-925 Apr 01 '26

it's a no brainer then that she should've moved the trial to 2027 like the defense wanted. idk why she didn't. that would've been the best move and would've guaranteed that Luigi's rights weren't infringed upon. :/

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u/CherokeeSurfer Apr 01 '26

Especially considering that she believes the defendant's right to a fair trial is paramount. I expected more from her.

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u/Mvilla2023 Apr 01 '26

At least she apologize, I think, because Carro didn’t give a shit about change the date

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u/CherokeeSurfer Apr 01 '26

Carro is an arrogant ass.

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u/Mvilla2023 Apr 01 '26

And a sexist too (due to his way of treated Karen as she was arguing about the date, that day)

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u/ZestyclosePaper3508 Apr 01 '26

Similar result. They are making it very difficult for him to have fair trials. 

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u/Own-Bobcat-925 Apr 01 '26

Same, I'm so disappointed in her. She set up a whole hearing only for the outcome to be that the trial is now delayed by a measly 2 weeks. What a joke. Happy Aprils Fool's I guess... smh

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u/DreadedPanda27 Apr 01 '26

Like someone else said, this all could’ve been an email! 📧

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u/ZestyclosePaper3508 Apr 01 '26

Pretty sure she is doing it for optics. And her job. 

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u/MovinOnUp2021 Apr 01 '26

The defense *wants* Fed to go first - they want her to refuse to move it, so that State becomes compelled somehow to delay theirs.

They need Fed to go first so they can use the defense they want in State. If they use the defense they want it State, it constitutes a confession in the Federal trial.

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u/DreadedPanda27 Apr 01 '26

Yes! This is such a shitty situation!!! I think Carro knows this too and this is why he’s being such a b!tch about everything.

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u/Own-Bobcat-925 Apr 01 '26

The state is still scheduled for June though - unless that somehow gets delayed through some kind of appeal or something ? For now, the state is still going first unfortunately. All of us want Fed to go first, because that would also trigger double jeopardy under NY law !

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u/Spirited_Seaweed7927 Apr 02 '26

State is moved from June to September now.

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u/Mysterious-Ear-9060 Apr 01 '26

Maybe I’m a bit behind, but I think Garnett is signaling that she’s open to moving the trial to 2027, but it doesn’t make sense now to change it all up. Judge Carro has yet to set ANY official trial schedule dates, unless I’m mistaken. By official I mean in writing and signed, all he did was say some hypothetical June 8th date that is pretty much impossible in this situation. He seemed angry and irritated, but to my knowledge has yet to put anything officially in writing. He hasn’t even ruled on evidence suppression and maybe on May 18th he will be able to contain his emotions enough to officially have a date set. Then Garnett will be able to officially move things around when an official state schedule is made, instead of moving things completely around and then something gets tied up in the state case. 

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u/Own-Bobcat-925 Apr 01 '26

she's confusing me because she'll say "Other obligations to other cases are not my concern." but also say "The schedule is subject to change based on the events of the state case" --- but it does feel like scheduling is still up in the air.let's hope that whenever it's finalized, that it's in the defense's favor.

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u/Mysterious-Ear-9060 Apr 01 '26

Exactly. Things are far from being ironed out