Benjamin Weiser is a reporter at The New York Times. He covers the Manhattan federal courts and the U.S. attorney’s office, focusing on themes of justice, injustice, and the broader justice system, including topics such as lawsuits, court proceedings, and government affairs. Weiser's work has been featured in numerous publications, including The Seattle Times, The Boston Globe, and The Sydney Morning Herald.
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Benjamin Weiser's coverage primarily revolves around legal policy and regulation, focusing on government and politics in the United States. He often delves into evolving stories and breaking news related to high-profile legal issues involving public figures.
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By: Benjamin Weiser, Hurubie Meko
NEW YORK — Last September, Luigi Mangione’s lawyers told a New York state judge in a sealed court filing that they were considering arguing that their client was experiencing extreme emotional disturbance at the time he was accused of the brazen assassination of a healthcare executive in midtown Manhattan.
E. Jean Carroll asks judge to order Trump to pay $5M jury award
By: Benjamin Weiser
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered that writer E. Jean Carroll should promptly receive a $5 million jury award, days after the Supreme Court
By: Benjamin Weiser, Jonah E. Bromwich
Federal court judges appointed James M. McDonald, a former federal prosecutor, to the post. He represented President Trump in his appeal of his criminal conviction.
By: Hurubie Meko, Devlin Barrett, Benjamin Weiser
Mr. Mangione faces stalking charges in connection with the killing of an executive in Manhattan. Mr. Mangione could always change his mind at the last minute. A separate murder trial is set to begin next month.
By: Benjamin Weiser, Devlin Barrett, Hurubie Meko
The move comes less than a month before he is scheduled to go on trial in a separate murder case in New York court for the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
By: Benjamin Weiser, Devlin Barrett, Hurubie Meko
NEW YORK -- Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty Friday in federal court in Manhattan, where he faces stalking charges resulting in the death of a health insurance executive in 2024, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
By: Hurubie Meko, Benjamin Weiser
Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty on Friday in Manhattan federal court, where he faces charges of stalking resulting in the death of a
By: Liam Stack, Benjamin Weiser, Hurubie Meko
NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione admitted Friday that he shot and killed a healthcare executive, Brian Thompson, outside a hotel in midtown Manhattan in 2024, as he pleaded guilty to two federal charges of stalking resulting in death.
By: Michael Benoist, Leah Shaw Dameron, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Chris Wood, Rob Syzpko, Dan Powell, Alex Stern, Benjamin Weiser, Rachelle Bonja, Hurubie Meko
Mr. Mangione pleaded guilty to stalking charges in the killing of Brian Thompson, a health insurance executive, a calculated gamble by his defense team.
