State appeals court ruling allows possible release of Jeffrey Epstein transcripts

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — An appeals court, reversing a judge's decision, on Wednesday cleared the way for the possible release of transcripts from grand jury proceedings that charged financier Jeffrey Epstein in 2006.

The Fourth District Court of Appeal overturned a Dec. 20, 2021, ruling by Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Donald W. Hafele blocking the Palm Beach Post's access to the information.

In the ruling by Judges Melanie May, Cory Ciklin and Jeffrey Kuntz, they said the circuit judge improperly relied on a legal rule to deny the Post’s request to release the information.

The Post sued the Palm Beach County state attorney's office and the Palm Beach County clerk of the court. State Attorney Dave Aronberg was later dropped as a defendant, according to Wednesday's filing.