Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document581 _ Filed 01/24/22 Page1lof5
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January 21, 2022
Via ECF
Honorable Alison J. Nathan
United States District Judge
United States Courthouse
40 Foley Square
New York, NY 10007
Re: MIAMI HERALD LETTER REGARDING THE FILING OF MS.
MAXWELL’S MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL UNDER SEAL (DKT. 580)
United States v. Maxwell, Case No. 1:20-cr-00330-AJN
Dear Judge Nathan:
The Miami Herald Media Company (the “Miami Herald”), and Julie Brown, investigative
journalist for the Miami Herald (“Julie Brown,” and together with Miami Herald, the “Proposed
Intervenors”), respectfully request that they be permitted to intervene in the above-captioned
matter for the purpose of objecting to Defendant Ghislaine Maxwell filing the entirety of her
motion for a new trial and exhibits under seal. (DE 580.)
ARGUMENT
1. Proposed Intervenors Should Be Permitted to Intervene.
News organizations are routinely permitted to intervene in criminal proceedings to seek
public access to proceedings and documents. See United States v. Aref, 533 F.3d 72, 81 (2d Cir.
2008) (finding motions to intervene to assert the public’s right of access to criminal proceedings
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