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47 Postponements Withdrawn, Faster Access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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