Ghislaine Maxwell is seeking the U.S. Supreme Court's attention regarding her 2021 sex trafficking conviction. Her legal team argues that the government must honor a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) made with Jeffrey Epstein, which they claim protects her from criminal charges. This argument was presented in a brief submitted to the Supreme Court on Monday.

Maxwell's attorneys contend that plea and non-prosecution agreements are crucial in federal cases. They stated, "Plea and non-prosecution agreements resolve nearly every federal case. They routinely include promises that extend to others—co-conspirators, family members, potential witnesses. If those promises mean different things in different parts of the country, then trust in our system collapses."

Federal prosecutors, however, maintain that the NPA was only applicable in Florida and did not extend to New York, where Maxwell was charged. In their brief, Maxwell's lawyers argued that the terms of the NPA signed by Epstein were clear and unqualified. They emphasized, "It is not geographically limited to the Southern District of Florida, it is not conditioned on the co-conspirators being known by the government at the time, it does not depend on what any particular government attorney may have had in his or her head about who might be a co-conspirator, and it contains no other caveat or exception. This should be the end of the discussion."

The Justice Department has urged the Supreme Court to dismiss Maxwell's appeal. Despite this, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche met with Maxwell last week. Prosecutors argue that Maxwell cannot enforce the NPA because she was not a direct party to it.

Maxwell's defense counters this claim, stating, "Petitioner’s alleged status as Epstein’s co-conspirator was the entire basis of her prosecution." They further asserted, "No one is above the law—not even the Southern District of New York. Our government made a deal, and it must honor it. The United States cannot promise immunity with one hand in Florida and prosecute with the other in New York."

Maxwell's attorney, David Oscar Markus, called on the Supreme Court and the President to recognize the injustice of prosecuting Maxwell for Epstein's crimes, especially given the government's prior assurances. He stated, "We are appealing not only to the Supreme Court but to the President himself to recognize how profoundly unjust it is to scapegoat Ghislaine Maxwell for Epstein’s crimes, especially when the government promised she would not be prosecuted."