{
  "id": 3299071,
  "title": "Judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking appeal, calling claims ‘demonstrably meritless’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/judge-rejects-ghislaine-maxwells-sex-trafficking-appeal-calling",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T15:46:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/25/ghislaine-maxwell-sex-trafficking-appeal"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Maxwell sought to vacate Epstein-related conviction, alleging hidden trial evidence and juror’s abuse history Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A federal judge has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell ’s legal effort to throw out her 2021 conviction on sex-trafficking charges and 20-year prison sentence, calling her claims “demonstrably meritless, and generally based on speculation,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}