A judge says he’s optimistic that a pretrial hearing in Luigi Mangione’s New York murder case will end this week. Judge Gregory Carro said Tuesday he's hopeful abouyt wrapping up the proceeding by Thursday.  The hearing is in its third week of testimony. Mangione is seeking to exclude items seized during his Dec. 9, 2024, arrest in Altoona, Pennsylvania, including a gun and notebook that prosecutors say have tied him to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson five days earlier in Manhattan. Prosecutors have called more than a dozen witnesses so far, with at least one more expected to appear after a recess on Wednesday.

Trial is underway in Wisconsin for a judge accused of helping an immigrant evade federal authorities. Jurors settled into their seats for opening statements Monday. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan is in an unusual spot, sitting at the defense table in federal court in Milwaukee. Dugan was charged in April with obstruction and concealment. According to the FBI, Dugan led Eduardo Flores-Ruiz out of her courtroom through a rear door when she learned immigration authorities were in the courthouse looking to arrest him. Dugan's lawyer says she was following courthouse protocols on immigration arrests and wasn’t trying to disrupt agents.

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People wait to enter the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts ahead of the verdict for Hong Kong activist publisher Jimmy Lai's national security trial, in Hong Kong, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

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People wait to enter the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts ahead of the verdict for Hong Kong activist publisher Jimmy Lai's national security trial, in Hong Kong, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)