A Law360 newsletter email from July 24, 2020 reporting on Ghislaine Maxwell's courtroom defeats—losing a gag order bid and failing to keep documents sealed in her defamation case.

This is a Law360 White Collar newsletter email forwarded within the Epstein case files. It summarizes news from July 23, 2020 when Ghislaine Maxwell lost two legal battles: her attempt to gag federal prosecutors and witness attorneys in her sex trafficking case, and her effort to keep documents sealed in the Virginia Giuffre defamation lawsuit. The newsletter also mentions an unrelated headline about Michael Cohen winning release after a judge found the US retaliated over his book plans. As a mass-distributed legal industry newsletter, this document's primary value is as a timestamp marker showing what was circulating in legal news circles during the Maxwell prosecution.

Key Highlights

• •Documents Ghislaine Maxwell fought to keep sealed were ordered released by Judge Loretta Preska on July 23, 2020
• •Maxwell lost her bid to impose a gag order on federal prosecutors and witness attorneys
• •David Boies, attorney for accuser Virginia Giuffre, applauded the ruling as a step toward transparency

Frequently Asked Questions