Uncle Sam Unlocks Chilling Civil Rights Cold Cases: 1,300 Pages Revealed!
Published Date: 2/26/2026
Notice
Summary
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.
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Public Release of Cold Case Records
On February 20, 2026, the Review Board decided to publicly disclose 1,300 pages of records related to four civil rights cold cases (IDs 2024-004-006, 2024-004-008, 2024-004-015, and 2024-004-018). NARA did not propose postponements, and the records will be placed in the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection for public access with no delays or extra costs.
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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.
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