The Brief A federal judge in New York dismissed the death-eligible counts from Luigi Mangione’s federal indictment Friday. The ruling removes the possibility of the death penalty in the federal case tied to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. What we know:A federal judge in New York dismissed the death-eligible counts from Luigi Mangione’s federal indictment during a court appearance Friday. The ruling means federal prosecutors can no longer seek the death penalty against Mangione in the case tied to the December killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Manhattan prosecutors have pushed to move the state case toward trial, while federal prosecutors continue to pursue their own charges, creating a complex legal timeline.