Maxwell Opinion - December 9, 2025 Ruling
From: Judge Loretta A. Preska, U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y.To: Public Record
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Case No. 15-cv-7433 (LAP)
OPINION AND ORDER
Judge Loretta A. Preska
This Opinion addresses remaining motions to unseal and redact documents in the Giuffre v. Maxwell civil action. The Court has conducted a page-by-page, line-by-line review of the contested materials.
The Court reaffirms that the presumption of public access applies to these judicial documents and that individual privacy interests, while real, must be balanced against the strong public interest in transparency.
ORDER: Additional documents shall be released with limited, narrowly-tailored redactions as specified herein.
Source: SDNY
Available at: https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2025-12/PAE%20Maxwell%20Opinion%202025.12.09%20(As%20Docketed).pdf
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