US federal judge orders release of Epstein grand jury materials
by Joseph Gedeon in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#71Z6Y)
Ruling compels unsealing of documents from 2006-2007 federal investigation into Epstein in Florida
A federal judge in Florida ordered the release of grand jury transcripts from the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking cases on Friday, citing the recently enacted federal law that overrides traditional secrecy protections.
US district judge Rodney Smith ruled that the Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law last month by Donald Trump, overrode federal rules prohibiting the disclosure of grand jury materials.
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