Summary
A federal judge in New York has ruled that grand jury records from Jeffrey Epstein's 2019 case can be made public. This decision reverses an earlier ruling to keep these records private, following a new law requiring the release.
Key Facts
- A U.S. federal judge has allowed public access to Jeffrey Epstein's grand jury records from 2019.
- Judge Richard Berman made this ruling in New York.
- The judge's decision changed due to a new law passed by Congress.
- The law requires the Department of Justice to release Epstein-related files soon.
- Epstein faced sex trafficking charges in July 2019 but died a month later in jail.
- A similar decision was made recently for records in Ghislaine Maxwell's case, who was convicted in 2021 for aiding Epstein.
