Judge denies Ghislaine Maxwell’s request for jury selection secrecy

NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge shot down a request Thursday from jailed British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell to conduct jury selection for her sex trafficking trial in secret. Judge Alison Nathan ruled that legal precedent regarding the public’s right to follow a trial overrides Maxwell’s fears that further publicity harms her right to an impartial jury. Prosecutors on the case had joined Maxwell’s request for an unusual amount of secrecy in the jury selection process. “These procedures will protect the First Amendment right to public access as necessary and mandated by law,” Nathan said. The jud…

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