Civil Rights Cold Cases Crack Open: Secrets Released, Some Sealed
Published Date: 5/12/2026
Notice
Summary
The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board reviewed over 7,600 pages of records about two important civil rights cases. They decided to release most of the documents to the public but postponed some sensitive info, including sealed grand jury details. This means more history will be shared soon, with some parts still under wraps while legal steps to unseal them are underway.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Major public records release
You can access a large batch of civil rights cold case records: the Review Board received 7,664 pages and determined that 7,312 pages in full and 178 pages in part should be publicly disclosed. The Board published its determinations after approving them on April 24, 2026, and issued this notice in the Federal Register on May 12, 2026.
Sealed grand jury information postponed
Some sensitive information was postponed, including sealed federal grand jury details. Agencies proposed 1,458 postponements, the Department of Justice and the FBI withdrew 68 postponements, and on April 24, 2026 the Review Board approved 737 postponements and portions of 71 additional postponements; the Board will request the Attorney General petition the court to unseal grand jury information for incident 2023-001-003.
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Related Federal Register Documents
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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2026-13274, Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release
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2026-11397, Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release
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