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Court filing · Nov. 18, 2021

Order by Judge Alison Nathan restricting sketch artists' depiction of protected witnesses

Judge Alison Nathan's order in the Maxwell case barring courtroom sketch artists from drawing exact likenesses of pseudonymous protected witnesses.Machine-written summary

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ALISON J. NATHAN, United States District Judge:

WHEREAS the Court has ordered that certain witnesses will be permitted to testify either using pseudonyms or only using first names (the “Protected Witnesses”). See 11/01/21 Tr. at 11:13-17);

WHEREAS to effectuate that order, it is necessary to prohibit courtroom sketch artists from drawing exact likenesses of the Protected Witnesses;

IT HEREBY IS ORDERED:

  1. That courtroom sketch artists – whether in the courtroom or overflow rooms – may not draw exact likenesses of the Protected Witnesses; and

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  1. For avoidance of doubt, courtroom sketch artists may confer with the Court or counsel for either party to determine whether a witness is a Protected Witness.

SO ORDERED:

Dated: New York, New York November 18, 2021

HONORABLE ALISON J. NATHAN

United States District Judge

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