India, Aug. 12 -- Luigi Mangione, the 28-year-old Ivy League graduate accused of the brazen fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, faced a Manhattan courtroom for a critical pre-trial conference as preparations ramp up for his highly anticipated murder trial.

Presiding New York State Justice Gregory Carro addressed contentious disputes regarding public and press transparency, announcing that the jury will remain anonymous and confirming the establishment of an overflow courtroom for the proceedings scheduled to begin with jury selection on September 8.

The ruling comes amid an extraordinary level of national and international scrutiny surrounding a case that has sharply polarised public opinion regarding corporate power ...