In brief
A significant ruling by Judge Paul A. Engelmayer allows the Justice Department to unseal numerous documents pertaining to Ghislaine Maxwell's investigation. This decision follows the recent enactment of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, mandating public access to Epstein-related records by December 19.
NEW YORK (AP) — In a landmark decision, a federal judge has ruled that the Justice Department can proceed with the public release of important investigative materials linked to the sex trafficking case involving Ghislaine Maxwell, who was a close associate of Jeffrey Epstein. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer's ruling follows a request from the Justice Department, made last November, to unseal grand jury transcripts and various exhibits related to both Maxwell and Epstein’s cases, involving potentially hundreds or thousands of documents that have not been previously disclosed. This ruling comes in the wake of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which was passed last month and requires the Justice Department to provide Epstein-related records in a searchable format to the public by December 19. The unsealed records are expected to be available for public viewing within the next 10 days.
