Cold Case Files Unlocked: 72 Pages of Civil Rights History Released
Published Date: 7/23/2025
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Summary
The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board decided to share 72 pages of important civil rights case records with the public, after reviewing new info from the National Archives. They also updated their earlier decisions by dropping 47 delays on other records. These changes mean more transparency and faster access to these historic documents starting July 16, 2025, with no extra costs involved.
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72 Pages of Cold Case Records Released
On July 16, 2025, the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board decided to publicly disclose all 72 pages of records related to incident identifier 2024-003-032. The records will be added to the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection and are being released with no extra cost to the public.
47 Postponements Withdrawn, Faster Access
NARA withdrew 47 previously proposed postponements, and the Review Board made new formal determinations on July 11, 2025. These actions remove delays on other records and mean more transparency and faster access to those historic documents, with no extra costs involved.
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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.
2026-16055, 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 2023-002-007 in which the Department of Justice (DOJ) proposed postponements. DOJ later proposed 2 additional postponements. On August 4, 2026, the Review Board decided on these postponements and revised its decision on one previously proposed postponement. It determined that 24 pages in full and 10 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.
2026-14246, Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release
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2026-11397, Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release
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