The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to overturn her 2021 sex trafficking conviction, in an order issued on the first day of the justices’ new term [cbsnews.com#1][scmp.com#1][lemonde.fr#1]. Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence arising from that case [boston.com#1]. Her appeal argued that a secret 2007 agreement between prosecutors and Jeffrey Epstein should have shielded her from prosecution [nytimes.com#1][lemonde.fr#1].
Highlights:
- Term kickoff: The order came Monday, the first day of the Court’s new term [scmp.com#1][lemonde.fr#1].
- Appeal basis: Maxwell argued a secret 2007 non-prosecution agreement with Jeffrey Epstein should have shielded her from prosecution [nytimes.com#1][lemonde.fr#1].
- Conviction and sentence: She was convicted in 2021 of sex trafficking and is serving a 20-year sentence [cbsnews.com#1][boston.com#1].
- Effect of denial: By declining the case, the Supreme Court ended Maxwell’s bid to overturn the conviction at that level [cbsnews.com#1].
Sources:
- Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Ghislaine Maxwell, Longtime Epstein Associate – nytimes.com
- Supreme Court rejects appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, imprisoned former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein – boston.com
- Supreme Court declines to hear Maxwell appeal in Epstein sex trafficking case – scmp.com
- Supreme Court won't take up Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal of conviction – cbsnews.com
- US Supreme Court declines to hear Ghislaine Maxwell appeal – lemonde.fr
