As Ghislaine Maxwell Trial Starts, Not All Court Records Are Public

As Ghislaine Maxwell Trial Starts, Not All Court Records Are Public
Defense lawyer Bobbi Sternheim points toward Ghislaine Maxwell standing beside Jeffrey Pagliuca during a pre-trial hearing on charges of sex trafficking, in a courtroom sketch in New York City on Nov. 23, 2021. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
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A March order from the judge in the Ghislaine Maxwell case has resurfaced amid criticism over a lack of transparency and publicity for the accused sex trafficker’s trial.

On Nov. 28, multiple high-profile Twitter users reported that U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan ordered certain “sensational and impure” information to be kept from the public.