Government Prolongs Secrecy on Chilling Civil Rights Cold Cases
Published Date: 6/4/2025
Notice
Summary
The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board double-checked some old decisions about delaying the release of records from six cold cases. They updated 46 postponements, meaning some records will stay secret a bit longer. This update affects anyone following these cases and happens quickly—within two weeks of their decision, keeping things on track without extra costs.
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2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
46 Postponements Keep Records Closed
The Review Board issued new formal determinations that updated 46 postponements, meaning records tied to six civil rights cold cases (IDs: 2023-001-002; 2023-002-001; 2023-002-007; 2023-002-008; 2024-003-006; 2024-003-042) will remain withheld for a longer period. This change was made as part of a secondary review of those cases and affects people following those specific cases.
Decisions Published Within 14 Days
The Board published these determinations to comply with the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018, which requires the Review Board to publish its determinations on disclosure or postponement in the Federal Register no more than 14 days after the date of its decision. That means the public will be notified of the Board's determinations within a two-week window after decisions are made.
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