A judge on Tuesday dismissed terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione in New York state's case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but he kept the state's second-degree murder charges against the Ivy League graduate.

Mangione's lawyers argued that the New York case and a parallel federal death penalty prosecution amounted to double jeopardy.

But Judge Gregory Carro rejected that argument, saying it would be premature to make such a determination.

It’s Mangione’s first court appearance in the state case since February.

The 27-year-old Ivy League graduate has attracted a cult following as a stand-in for frustrations with the health insurance industry.

Dozens of his supporters showed up to his last hearing, many wearing the Luigi video game character’s green colour a

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