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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document581 Filed 01/24/22 Page1lof5 Holland & Knight 31 West 52nd Street | New York, NY 10019 | T 212.513.3200 | F 212.385.9010 Holland & Knight LLP | www.hklaw.com Christine N. Walz +1 212-513-3368 Christine. Walz@hklaw.com Sanford L. Bohrer +1 305-789-7678 Sandy.Bohrer@hklaw.com 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 I. 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 Atlanta | Austin | Boston | Charlotte | Chicago | Dallas | Denver | Fort Lauderdale | Houston | Jacksonville Los Angeles | Miami | New York | Orange County | Orlando | Philadelphia | Portland | San Francisco Stamford | Tallahassee | Tampa | Tysons | Washington, D.C. | West Palm Beach DOJ-OGR-00008824