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Ghislaine Maxwell court materials to stay secret, judge rules (www.bbc.com)

submitted 21 hours ago by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to c/usa@midwest.social

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[–] sniggleboots@europe.pub 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

If there is nothing new to learn from the materials, how could it hurt the proceedings of a future grand jury? Honest question

[–] marsza@lemmy.cafe 3 points 19 hours ago

set a precedent where people do not believe the proceedings will be kept secret, which may discourage witnesses from testifying and jurors from focusing solely on the merits of the case.