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Judge ordered the unsealing of grand jury materials in Ghislaine Maxwell's case.

Epstein Files Transparency Act mandates files related to Epstein investigations to be released by Dec. 19.

The new law emphasizes transparency, restricting withholding due to reputational concerns.

A Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday ordered the unsealing of grand jury materials related to the prosecution of Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite and longtime companion of Jeffrey Epstein, who is currently in prison after being convicted in 2021 of sex trafficking a minor and other counts.

Judge Paul Engelmayer made the order in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan at the request of the Department of Justice, citing the Epstein Files Transparency Act that Congress passed almost unanimously last

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