A judge has delayed the federal trial of Luigi Mangione for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, moving it from September to October instead of next year, as his lawyers had wanted. The decision was made in response to the schedule of Mangione's state murder trial, set to begin June 8 and take four to six weeks. The defense had argued that back-to-back trials on a compressed timeline would violate Mangione’s constitutional rights. However, U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett rejected a defense request to postpone the federal case until January or February 2027, allowing the state case to be delayed until September. Jury selection in the federal and state trials will begin on Oct. 5 instead of Sept. 8, followed by opening statements and testimony on Nov. 26.