New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- NEW YORK - On Friday morning, a man who spent months as both a fugitive and a cultural figure is expected to walk into a Manhattan federal courtroom and plead guilty to a federal stalking charge. The move may resolve one thread of a legal case that has gripped the United States since December 2024, or it may trigger a constitutional argument that could unravel a separate, more consequential prosecution before it ever reaches a jury.

Luigi Mangione, 28, of Towson, Maryland, is expected to appear before U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett in the Southern District of New York and enter the plea, according to people familiar with the case, as first reported by The Daily Record and The New York Times and confirmed by mu...