679 pages of civil rights cold case files now public
Published Date: 2/12/2025
Notice
Summary
The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board reviewed 679 pages of records about a civil rights case and decided to release most of them to the public. They approved some delays in sharing certain info but made sure 640 pages are fully open and 39 pages partly open. This means more transparency soon, with no extra costs or delays beyond the set rules.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Most Cold-Case Records Released
The Review Board examined 679 pages of records for incident 2023-002-001 and decided that 640 pages will be fully disclosed and 39 pages will be disclosed in part. The Review Board made this determination on January 10, 2025 and published the notice in the Federal Register on February 12, 2025.
Some Information Postponed by Agencies
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI proposed 562 postponements of disclosure; the Review Board approved 267 postponements and requested changes to 25 postponements. NARA proposed no postponements. These approved postponements correspond to portions of the records where disclosure was delayed.
No NARA Postponements Proposed
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) did not propose any postponements of disclosure for the 679 pages reviewed for incident 2023-002-001, meaning NARA did not request delays in releasing those records.
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Related Federal Register Documents
2026-19783, Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release
The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board decided to approve 2 out of 9 new requests to delay releasing certain records about a 2024 civil rights case. This means some information will stay under wraps a bit longer, while most records will be made public soon. These decisions were announced quickly to keep things transparent and on schedule.
2026-17441, Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release
The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board previously reviewed and made formal disclosure determinations on records related to civil rights cold case incident 2023-002-006 in which the Department of Justice (DOJ) proposed postponements. The DOJ later proposed 4 additional postponements. On August 24, 2026, the Review Board rejected these postponements and determined that 32 pages in full and 33 pages in part should be publicly disclosed in the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection. By issuing this notice, the Review Board complies with the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 that requires the Review Board to publish in the Federal Register its determinations on the disclosure or postponement of records in the Collection no more than 14 days after the date of its decision.
2026-17368, Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release
The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board received 5,617 pages of records from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) related to three civil rights cold case incidents to which the Review Board assigned the unique identifiers 2023-002-005, 2024-003-029, and 2024-003-052. The agencies proposed 3,691 postponements including postponements of sealed federal grand jury information in the records. On August 7, 2026, the Review Board approved 1,086 postponements and portions of 71 additional postponements and determined that 5,104 pages in full and 513 pages in part should be publicly disclosed in the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection. The Review Board has requested that the Attorney General petition the relevant court to unseal federal grand jury information in the records. By issuing this notice, the Review Board complies with the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 that requires the Review Board to publish in the Federal Register its determinations on the disclosure or postponement of records in the Collection no more than 14 days after the date of its decision.
2026-03814, Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release
The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board decided to release 1,300 pages of important records about four civil rights cold cases. This means the public can now access these documents, with no delays or extra costs. The decision was made on February 20, 2026, and announced quickly to keep things transparent and timely.
2026-19547, Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release
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