The death penalty is also banned in the District of Columbia and in 22 other states, aside from New Jersey. In New York, the death penalty was outlawed in 2004 by a state court ruling. This means that New York prosecutors cannot pursue the death penalty in the case of Luigi Mangione.

Luigi Mangione, 26, accused in the slaying of CEO Brian Thompson, is up for the death penalty if he's convicted on federal charges. Here's why.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said she directed prosecutors to seek the death penalty against the alleged killer of  Brian Thompson, following Trump’s campaign promise to vigorously pursue capital punishment.

Each death penalty case is autho­rized by the DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C., in con­sul­ta­tion with local U.S. Attorney offices, who prosecute the cases.

Politico Playbook reported on U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announcing that she wants prosecution to seek the death penalty against Mangione if he's convicted.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is seeking the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Liebman said he expects the Trump administration to seek the death penalty in a broader range of cases, especially after former President Joe Biden commuted the death sentences to life imprisonment for all but three people on federal death row in the final weeks of his presidency

As you probably already know, earlier today, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that she had directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione — who is currently accused of the murder of 50-year-old UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Luigi Mangione is alleged to have gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on the streets of New York, and irrespective of the potential mo