US EditionJudge grants Justice Department request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell records in sex trafficking case
Judge Engelmayer ordered unsealing of 18 categories of grand jury and investigative materials with privacy protections under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
- On Dec. 9, 2025, U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer ordered release of grand-jury transcripts and exhibits in Ghislaine Maxwell's case, allowing the Justice Department to publicly share investigative materials.
- Following earlier judicial refusals, the Justice Department said Congress intended unsealing when it passed the transparency act, signed last month by President Donald Trump.
- The department expanded its request to cover 18 categories of investigative materials, including search warrants and financial records from Palm Beach police and the U.S. attorney's office in Palm Beach, and shared evidence from Maxwell's 2021 trial.
- The ruling requires a victim-protection mechanism as Judge Paul A. Engelmayer ordered safeguards, the Justice Department said it will confer with survivors and redact records, and documents could be public within 10 days and searchable by Dec. 19.
- With tens of thousands of records already public, the Justice Department seeks hundreds or thousands of previously unreleased documents while Epstein's 2019 case request remains pending.
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nin.rsThe US Department of Justice can publicly release grand jury materials from the investigation into the associate and lover of the late Jeffrey Epstein, a federal judge in New York has ruled.
Judge Orders Epstein Grand Jury Records Unsealed
“A judge on Wednesday granted the Justice Department’s latest request to unseal records of the federal grand jury investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in the wake of a new law requiring the department to release all its Epstein files by Dec. 19,” the New York Times reports. Wired: “New records about the infamous sex offender are released seemingly every week. Here’s a quick rundown of who’s releasing the Epstein document…
A judge has approved the publication of documents in the Maxwell case, which could provide new insights, and protecting the victims remains a challenge.
Judge: DOJ can unseal Ghislaine Maxwell records
NEW YORK — A federal judge granted the Justice Department's request to publicly release grand jury transcripts and other material from Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking case Tuesday, citing a new law that requires the government to open its files on…
Judge: DOJ can unseal Maxwell records
NEW YORK — A federal judge granted the Justice Department's request to publicly release grand jury transcripts and other material from Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking case Tuesday, citing a new law that requires the government to open its files on…
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