Marc Agnifilo, an attorney representing Luigi Mangione , told TMZ "it's a great day" after a judge dropped two terrorism charges against his client on Tuesday.

"It's a great day. It's a big win and it's the first of many," Agnifilo said.

Newsweek reached out to Mangione's legal team for additional comment.

Why It Matters

New York State Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro issued a written decision dismissing the terrorism charges against Mangione, saying that New York law does not consider a crime allegedly motivated by ideology to be terrorism. Mangione still faces other New York state charges, including second-degree murder, as well as federal counts and Pennsylvania state charges.

Mangione, 27, is eligible for the death penalty if convicted at the federal level. The defenda

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