Mangione Sealed Hearing Tests Open-Court Rules
Thursday, June 4, 2026 · 3 min
Luigi Mangione trial proceedings hit an openness fight after Judge Gregory Carro sealed a defense-requested virtual hearing, raising questions about media challenges, public access, and what pretrial evidence disputes may stay out of public view.
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Luigi Mangione trial proceedings hit an openness fight after Judge Gregory Carro sealed a defense-requested virtual hearing, raising questions about media challenges, public access, and what pretrial evidence disputes may stay out of public view.
In this episode
- Step Back — If criminal courts are supposed to be public, how can a judge seal a hearing in Mangione’s case over media objections — and who gets to challenge that: the press, the public, or the defendant?
Background sources
- Latest Luigi Mangione hearing shrouded in secrecy as judge shuts out press and public - ABC News — ABC News
- Latest Luigi Mangione hearing shrouded in secrecy as judge shuts out press and public :: WRAL.com — MICHAEL R. SISAK — Associated Press
- Judge holds secret hearing in Luigi Mangione murder case — Yahoo
- Luigi Mangione state trial: Key evidence, including gun, allowed; some evidence suppressed - ABC News — ABC News