US EditionSupreme Court Meets to Discuss Ghislaine Maxwell Appeal and Other Pending Cases
Maxwell's appeal raises a legal question on whether Epstein’s Florida nonprosecution deal protects her New York prosecution amid a circuit court split, the Supreme Court will decide.
- On Monday, the Supreme Court justices will consider appeals including Ghislaine Maxwell's petition to reverse her sex‑trafficking conviction and 20‑year sentence.
- Maxwell's lawyers argue that a Florida nonprosecution agreement promises that `the United States also agrees that it will not institute any criminal charges against any potential co-conspirators of Epstein.` and present a circuit split over whether this binds prosecutors nationwide.
- The Justice Department argues that the agreement’s use of `the United States` means the specific U.S. attorney’s office, noting no evidence superiors approved nationwide effect, and the Trump Justice Department opposed Maxwell’s petition.
- If Four justices vote to hear the appeal, Maxwell's attorneys would file more briefs before the court sets a hearing in Washington, D.C.
- The petition places the justices amid the political controversy over Epstein and President Donald Trump, as Epstein's abuses returned to headlines this year and the Trump administration faced pressure to release more information.
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Supreme Court rejects appeal from Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell | News Channel 3-12
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an appeal from the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, brushing aside an argument from Ghislaine Maxwell that she should have been shielded from prosecution under a plea agreement that Epstein struck with federal authorities. Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison in 2022 for carrying out a years-long scheme with Epstein to groom and sexually abuse underage girl…
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an appeal from the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, brushing aside an argument from Ghislaine Maxwell that she should have been shielded from prosecution under a plea agreement that Epstein struck with federal authorities. Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison in
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