# 2026-19547: Civil Rights Cold Cases: 3K Pages Unsealed, 424 on Hold

2026-19547, Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release, is a Federal Register notice from Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board published 2026-09-24, effective 2026-09-18 (as of 2026-10-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19547
- As of: 2026-10-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19547
- Title: Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board
- Citation: 91 FR 60576
- Published: 2026-09-24
- Effective: 2026-09-18
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-01

## In one line

Civil Rights Cold Cases: 3K Pages Unsealed, 424 on Hold

## Summary

The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board decided to release nearly 3,050 pages of important civil rights case records to the public while postponing 424 pages for now. This affects anyone interested in these historic cases, with some sealed grand jury info possibly becoming unsealed soon after the Attorney General asks the court. The decision was made on September 18, 2026, and follows a law that requires quick public updates.

## Abstract

The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board received 3,362 pages of records from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) related to three civil rights cold case incidents to which the Review Board assigned the unique identifiers 2023-001-007, 2023-001- 008, and 2023-002-0003. NARA proposed 450 postponements including postponements of sealed federal grand jury information in the records. After consultation with the Review Board, NARA withdrew 25 postponements. On September 18, 2026, the Review Board met and approved 424 postponements and determined that 2,987 pages in full and 63 pages in part should be publicly disclosed in the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection. The Review Board will request that the Attorney General petition the relevant court to unseal federal grand jury information in the records for incident 2023-001-007. 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.

## Effects PRIA read

- Nearly 3,050 pages released to public: benefit, low. The Review Board decided on September 18, 2026 to disclose 2,987 pages in full and 63 pages in part from the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection, making about 3,050 pages available to the public. These records derive from incidents identified as 2023-001-007, 2023-001-008, and 2023-002-0003 a…
- 424 pages postponed from disclosure: cost, low. On September 18, 2026 the Review Board approved postponement of 424 pages of records, so those pages will not be publicly released at this time. The Board also noted that NARA originally proposed 450 postponements and withdrew 25 of them before the Board decision.
- Attorney General will be asked to unseal grand jury material: benefit, low. The Board will request that the Attorney General petition the relevant court to unseal sealed federal grand jury information in the records for incident 2023-001-007. If the Attorney General petitions the court, that grand jury information could become unsealed after the court acts.

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- [2026-19783](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19783): Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release, 2026-09-28
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- [2026-19229](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19229): Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release, 2026-09-21

## Sources
- [2026-19547 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/24/2026-19547/notice-of-formal-determination-on-records-release)
- [2026-19547 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-24/pdf/2026-19547.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19547 (as of 2026-10-01).