Epstein Secrets

se, which is before us on a petition for writ of mandamus, arises out of a civil suit filed under the Crime Victims' Rights Act of 2004. Petitioner Courtney Wild is one of more than 30 women—girls, really—who were victimized by notorious sex trafficker and child abuser Jeffrey Epstein. In her petition, Ms.

is one of more than 30 women—girls, really—who were victimized by notorious sex trafficker and child abuser Jeffrey Epstein. In her petition, Ms. Wild alleges that when federal prosecutors secretly negotiated and entered into a non- prosecution agreement with Epstein in 2007, they violated her rig

oid the interpretation that "engenders constitutional issues if a reasonable alternative interpretation poses no constitutional question." See C a Gomez v. United States, 490 U.S. 858, 864, 109 S. Ct. 2237, 2241, 104 L.Ed.2d 923 (1989). Therefore, Judge Newsom's interpretation should be adopted. Thi

is, see td. at 149—50 n.29. 47 S. Ct. 21, because we must consider the constitutional issues whether or not they apply to the specific facts of Ms. Wilds case, ()Clark. 543 U.S. at 380. 125 S. Ct. at 724. This is not some groundbreaking method of statutory interpretation—it is simply the canon of co

against Epstein. II. PROCEDURAL HISTORY Because no prosecution was underway for years and lacking any information about the case, on July 7, 2008, Courtney Wild (proceeding as "Jane Doe I") filed an emergency petition in "the district court in the district in which the crime occurred." See 18 U.S.C. § 3771(

ority's post-charge model avoids those problems, the Court is compelled by the canon of constitutional avoidance to adopt the latter model. See?. Gomez v. United States, 490 U.S. 858, 864, 109 S. Ct. 2237, 2241, 104 L.Ed.2d 923 (1989) ("It is our settled policy to avoid an interpretation of a feder

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