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Cast: 2QOrOCKRBOAEN Dummett SB Abt 1D21R92 Patege afar 5 U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of New York Uspc SDNY DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY FILED The Silvio J. Mollo Building One Saint Andrew’s Plaza DOC #: New York, New York 10007 DATE FILED: 1 | December 19, 2021 The parties previously indicated to the Court that they did not intend to BY ECF i ; ; ; — make the visuals of the closing argument presentations public. The Court The Honorable Alison J. Nathan | accordingly ordered the parties to confer on a proposal so as to ensure United States Distriet Court public access. For the reasons provided by the parties, the Court adopts Southern District of New York the parties’ proposal. Versions of the closing argument visual United States Courthouse presentations with narrowly tailored redactions (e.g., redactions to 40 Foley Square protect the anonymity of witnesses the Court has permitted to testify New York, New York 10007 under pseudonyms) shall be made available to the public within two hours of the completion of closing arguments. SO ORDERED. Re: United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, 82 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) AN \ | | Y Dear Judge Nathan: 12/19/21 The parties respectfully submit this letter regarding the logistics for public access for closing arguments. The parties propose that they will release a public version of their slides (to the extent they do not contain sealed materials) following the conclusion of the trial day on the same basis that they have been releasing public exhibits during trial. This proposal appropriately balances the public interest in access to closing arguments with the Court and the parties’ interests in avoiding delay and effective advocacy on behalf of their clients, as well as the interests of victims and third parties protected by the Court’s sealing orders.! ' Closing argument demonstratives are not part of the official trial record. The approach jointly proposed by the parties is consistent with trials conducted without electronics, where the public would not be in a position to see white boards or easel displays positioned facing the jury box. 1 DOJ-OGR-00008448