Case 20-2413. Document 40. 08'20/2020. 2913550, Pagel of 74

Case 20-2413. Document 40. 08'20/2020. 2913550, Pagel of 74 20-2413 United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Plaintlff-Appelke, -against- GHISLA1NE MAXWELL, Defendant-Appellant, SHARON CHURCHER, JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Respondents, JULIE BROWN, MIAMI HERALD MEDIA COMPANY, ALAN M. DERSHOWITZ, MICHAEL CERNOVICH, DBA CERNOVICH MEDIA Intervenors. ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, 15-CV-7433 (LAP) Ghislaine Maxwell's Opening Brief Ty Gee Adam Mueller HADDON, MORGAN AND FOREMAN, P.C. 150 East 10th Avenue Den r 2 Tel. Attorneys for Defendant-Appellant Ghislaine Maxwell EFTA00075477 Case 20-2413, Document 40, 08/20/2020, 2913550, Page2 of 74 Table of Contents Table of Authorities iii Introduction 1 Jurisdictional Statement 2 Issues Presented 3 Statement of the Case and the Facts 3 The defamation action and the Protective Order 3 The motion to unseal and the first appeal 6 The remand, the arrest,