Cold Case Board Unlocks 425 Pages of Civil Rights Secrets by May
Published Date: 5/12/2025
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Summary
The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board decided which parts of 425 pages of records about a civil rights case can be shared with the public. They approved some delays but will release most pages by May 2, 2025. This means more important history will soon be available for everyone to see, with no extra costs or delays beyond the set timeline.
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Major public release of cold‑case records
The Review Board decided on May 2, 2025 that 399 pages in full and 26 pages in part of the 425 pages of records for case 2024-003-016 will be publicly disclosed in the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection.
Some information postponed or partially withheld
The Department of Justice and the FBI proposed 423 postponements of disclosure (the FBI later withdrew 32), and on May 2, 2025 the Review Board approved 120 postponements and portions of 13 additional postponements, meaning some material will remain postponed or partially withheld.
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