Mangione and Comey Are in NY Courts This Week: New York Brief

A new month is upon us, and so are a bunch of big cases. Here’s what on tap this week:

Luigi Mangione will challenge key evidence in the Manhattan district attorney’s murder case against him today.

The 27-year-old, charged with fatally shooting a UnitedHealth Group executive, is arguing the contents of a backpack, including an alleged gun and journal, were unlawfully taken by police during a warrantless search and should be barred from trial.

The suppression hearings before state Judge Gregory Carro are expected to last days, with the officers involved in Mangione’s arrest being called and crossed. The proceedings, ...