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Mega Edition: Ghislaine Maxwell And Her Attempt To Manipulate The Direction Of Her Trial (8/4/26)
Judge Alison Nathan repeatedly rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s efforts to place broad portions of her federal sex-trafficking trial beyond public view. Maxwell’s lawyers argued that the extraordinary publicity surrounding Jeffrey Epstein and the allegations against her justified heightened secrecy, but Nathan emphasized the public’s constitutional and common-law right to observe criminal proceedings. She kept the courtroom open, allowed journalists and members of the public to follow the testimony and refused to let the defense convert the high-profile nature of the case into a justification for…
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