Benjamin Weiser

New York

Reporter at The New York Times

NYT reporter covering the Manhattan federal courts: justice, injustice and much in between. [email protected]

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Articles

16 States Sue Trump Over $1.4 Billion in National Science Foundation Cuts

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Benjamin Weiser |Katrina Miller

A group of attorneys general, led by Letitia James of New York, argues that National Science Foundation programs are critical for leading in science and technology. Sixteen states sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, asking a federal court to block cuts in programs and funding for the National Science Foundation that they argue are critical to maintaining the United States' position as a global leader in science, technology, engineering and math.
Alexander Brothers Face More Sex Crimes, Including Against Underage Girl

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Debra Kamin |Benjamin Weiser

Charges of sex trafficking against two luxury real estate brokers and their brother have been expanded to now include six victims, including an underage girl, according to a superseding indictment filed by Manhattan federal prosecutors on Thursday.
US reverses itself, saying UN’s Gaza agency can be sued in New York

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Benjamin Weiser

WASHINGTON - Reversing a Biden administration position, US President Donald Trump’s Justice Department argued that a lawsuit could proceed in New York City that accuses a United Nations agency of providing more than US$1 billion (S$1.31 billion) that helped to enable Hamas’ Oct 7, 2023, attack on Israel.
Alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty as US seeks death penalty

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Benjamin Weiser |Anusha Bayya

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Luigi Mangione Pleads Not Guilty as US Seeks Death Penalty

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Benjamin Weiser |Anusha Bayya

The judge warned Attorney General Pam Bondi to temper her statements about Luigi Mangione to ensure a fair trial on charges of killing a health insurance executive.
U.S. Sidelines Lawyers Who Exposed Flaws in Anti-Congestion Pricing Case

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Stefanos Chen |Benjamin Weiser

Congestion Pricing in N.Y.C. The U.S. Department of Transportation chafed at the release of a confidential memo mulling its strategy and raised the possibility that the move aimed to sabotage its case. The U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday said it took the extraordinary step of replacing the federal lawyers defending it in a lawsuit over New York City's congestion pricing program, after accusing them of undermining the department's bid to end the toll.
U.S. indicts Mangione in killing of health insurance executive

1 month ago | spokesman.com | Benjamin Weiser |Hurubie Meko

A federal grand jury has returned a four-count indictment against Luigi Mangione, the man accused in the Dec. 4 killing of a health care executive in Manhattan, the government said Thursday. Mangione was originally charged after his arrest in a federal complaint, but the indictment and Attorney General Pam Bondi’s April 1 announcement that prosecutors will seek the death penalty suggest the Trump Justice Department is moving more aggressively toward a trial.
U.S. Indicts Luigi Mangione in Killing of Health Insurance Executive

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Benjamin Weiser |Hurubie Meko

A federal grand jury has returned a four-count indictment against Luigi Mangione, the man accused in the Dec. 4 killing of a health care executive in Manhattan, the government said on Thursday. Mr. Mangione was originally charged after his arrest in a federal complaint, but the indictment and Attorney General Pam Bondi's April 1 announcement that prosecutors will seek the death penalty suggest the Trump Justice Department is moving more aggressively toward a trial.
Trump Names Interim U.S. Attorney for Manhattan, Bypassing Schumer

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Benjamin Weiser |Santul Nerkar

The Southern District, which is based in Manhattan, has long been considered one of the most prestigious federal prosecutor's offices in the country. It is known for handling high-profile cases involving public corruption, national security, international terrorism, fraud on Wall Street and other white-collar crime and sex trafficking. In 2018, the office brought charges against Michael D.
Luigi Mangione Says Bondi's Death Penalty Bid Is an Instagram Stunt

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Benjamin Weiser |Hurubie Meko

Lawyers for Luigi Mangione asked a federal court on Friday to bar prosecutors from seeking the death penalty against him, arguing that Attorney General Pam Bondi's recently announced decision to do so was "explicitly and unapologetically political."Mr. Mangione, 26, has been charged with the Dec. 4 fatal shooting of a health care executive, Brian Thompson, 50, as he was walking to an early morning conference at the New York Hilton Midtown.