What was the Eleventh Circuit's Crime Victims' Rights case about?

Epstein victim "Jane Doe 1" filed a mandamus petition in the Eleventh Circuit on September 30, 2019, seeking review of a district court's denial of remedies under the Crime Victims' Rights Act. She alleged federal prosecutors violated her rights—particularly her right to confer with the government and to be treated with fairness and dignity—by secretly negotiating Epstein's 2008 non-prosecution agreement without informing victims. The Eleventh Circuit ultimately rejected the petition in a divided 2-1 decision.

Did the Second Circuit rule on Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal?

Yes, the Second Circuit upheld Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction, rejecting her argument that Epstein's 2007 non-prosecution agreement should have shielded her from prosecution. Maxwell claimed the agreement's language binding "the United States" meant all U.S. Attorney's Offices nationwide, not just the Southern District of Florida. The Second Circuit disagreed, creating a circuit split with other appeals courts that have interpreted such agreements more broadly. The Supreme Court declined to hear Maxwell's subsequent appeal in October 2024.

What was the Eleventh Circuit's Crime Victims' Rights case about?

Epstein victim "Jane Doe 1" filed a mandamus petition in the Eleventh Circuit on September 30, 2019, seeking review of a district court's denial of remedies under the Crime Victims' Rights Act. She alleged federal prosecutors violated her rights—particularly her right to confer with the government and to be treated with fairness and dignity—by secretly negotiating Epstein's 2008 non-prosecution agreement without informing victims. The Eleventh Circuit ultimately rejected the petition in a divided 2-1 decision.

Did the Second Circuit rule on Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal?

Yes, the Second Circuit upheld Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction, rejecting her argument that Epstein's 2007 non-prosecution agreement should have shielded her from prosecution. Maxwell claimed the agreement's language binding "the United States" meant all U.S. Attorney's Offices nationwide, not just the Southern District of Florida. The Second Circuit disagreed, creating a circuit split with other appeals courts that have interpreted such agreements more broadly. The Supreme Court declined to hear Maxwell's subsequent appeal in October 2024.

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The United States Court of Appeals appears in these documents primarily as the judicial forum for major Epstein-related litigation, including the Eleventh Circuit's review of Crime Victims' Rights Act petitions and the Second Circuit's handling of Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal and document unsealing requests.

The mentions are all high-signal legal references documenting appellate proceedings. The Eleventh Circuit reviewed petitions from Epstein's victims ("Jane Doe 1") seeking mandamus to enforce their rights under the Crime Victims' Rights Act after prosecutors allegedly violated their right to confer about Epstein's 2008 plea deal. The Second Circuit appears in multiple Maxwell case documents, including her unsuccessful appeal of sex trafficking convictions based on claims that Epstein's non-prosecution agreement should have protected her. Other mentions reference the Sixth Circuit and D.C. Circuit in unrelated cases that happened to appear in the document collection.

Key Highlights

•Eleventh Circuit handled mandamus petitions from Epstein victims challenging prosecutors' handling of the 2008 non-prosecution agreement
•Second Circuit rejected Maxwell's argument that Epstein's plea deal barred her prosecution, creating a circuit split on whether such agreements bind all U.S. Attorney's Offices nationwide
•Court of Appeals proceedings resulted in document unsealing orders that brought previously sealed materials into public view
•Multiple victims filed appeals seeking enforcement of their Crime Victims' Rights Act protections after being excluded from plea negotiations

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erns the immunity of international organizations. The International Finance Corporation is therefore not absolutely immune from suit. The judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the D. C. Circuit is reversed, and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. It is so ordered. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_0

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an underage sex trafficking operation. In March, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Cir- cuit seemed poised to release

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to accept a clerkship with Judge David Bazelon on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Judge Bazelon was

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3 The ordinary meaning of the adjective --pending" is ''[r]emaining undecided; awaiting decision .... " Black's Law Dictiona,y 1154 (8th ed. 2004 ). The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit routinely relies on Black's Law Dictionary for the definition of statutory terms, including in criminal cases. See e.g., Un

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promise to meet with the victims. On September 30, 2019, CVRA petitioner “Jane Doe 1” filed in her true name a petition for a writ of mandamus in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, seeking review of the district court’s order denying all of her requested remedies. In its responsive brief, the governm

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Pontiac, Michigan, U.S.: Education: University of Michigan (BA, JD): Chad Andrew Readler (born August 23, 1972) is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and former Principal Deputy and former Acting Assistant Attorney General for the en.wikipedia.org The criminality associated

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Pontiac, Michigan, U.S.: Education: University of Michigan (BA, JD): Chad Andrew Readier (born August 23, 1972) is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and former Principal Deputy and former Acting Assistant Attorney General for the en.wikipedia.org The criminality associated

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s promise to meet with the victims. On September 30, 2019, CVRA petitioner "Jane Doe 1" filed in her true name a petition for a writ of mandamus in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, seeking review of the district court's order denying all of her requested remedies. In its responsive brief, the governme

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the notation "summary order"). A party citing a summary order must serve a copy of it on any party not represented by counsel. At a stated term of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, held at the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, in the City of New York, on the 19th day of Octobe

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21.58-cr (L), 21.770-cr United States v. Maxwell United States Court of Appeals FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT At a stated term of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, held at the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, in the City of New York, on the 27'h day of April,

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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT At a Stated Term of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, held at the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, in the City of New York, on the 2nd day of June, t

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/11/2020. 2929023, Pagel of 2 S.D.N.Y. 20-2413 Loretta A. Preska, 3. United States Court of Appeals FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT At a stated term of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, held at the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, in the City of New York, on the 11th day of Septem

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