Ghislaine Maxwell will be arraigned on her superseding indictment with new sex-trafficking claims starting at 2:30 p.m. ET.

Follow my coverage here at @LawCrimeNews.

This preview is from a filing filed by the government on the eve of today's hearing.

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The proceedings will begin shortly.
"All rise."

District Judge Alison Nathan: "Please be seated."

AUSA Maureen Comey for the government.

Maxwell's lawyer Bobbi Sternheim taking the lead for the defense.
Maxwell pleads NOT GUILTY to the new sex-trafficking counts.
She had previously entered not guilty pleas on the remaining counts of the previous indictment.

Now has has done so with the second superseding indictment.
The rest of the brief hearing was devoted to scheduling matters.

Judge Nathan urged the government to provide disclosures to the defense seven weeks before trial.

Maxwell has hoped to delay trial.

Without ruling, Nathan said: "Everyone should assume that it's July."
With that, proceedings adjourned some 15 minutes after they began.
Trial is still scheduled for July 12.

The judge didn't rule on Maxwell's request to postpone it but she effectively signaled: Don't count on that.

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