Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board
2026-10-26 · Notice
Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release
Official abstract: The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board previously reviewed and made formal disclosure determinations on records related to civil rights cold case incidents 2023-002-013 and 2024-003-046 in which the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) proposed postponements. The DOJ and the FBI later proposed 31 additional postponements and decided not to withdraw eight postponements the agencies had previously considered for withdrawal. On October 16, 2026 and October 21, 2026, the Review Board approved 24 of these additional postponements and revised its decision on one postponement. 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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2026-09-28 · Notice
Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release
Official abstract: The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board previously reviewed and made formal disclosure determinations on records related to civil rights cold case incident 2024-003-003 in which the Department of Justice (DOJ) proposed postponements. The DOJ later proposed 9 additional postponements. On September 23, 2026, the Review Board approved 2 of these additional postponements. 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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2026-09-24 · Notice
Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release
Official 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.
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2026-09-21 · Notice
Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release
Official abstract: The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board previously reviewed and made formal disclosure determinations on records related to civil rights cold case incidents 2023-002-001, 2023-002-008, 2023- 002-009, 2024-003-003, and 2024-003-041 in which the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) proposed postponements. The agencies later proposed 22 additional postponements. In September 2026, the Review Board approved 3 of these additional postponements. 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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2026-09-11 · Notice
Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release
Official abstract: The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board received 5,412 pages of records from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) related to four civil rights cold case incidents to which the Review Board assigned the unique identifiers 2023-002-004, 2024-003- 012, 2024-003-054, and 2024-003-057. The agencies proposed 1,436 postponements including postponements of sealed federal grand jury information in the records. On September 4, 2026, the Review Board met and approved 1,431 postponements and determined that 4,001 pages in full and 103 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 2023-002-004. 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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2026-08-27 · Notice
Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release
Official abstract: The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board previously reviewed and made formal disclosure determinations on records related to civil rights cold case incident 2023-002-006 in which the Department of Justice (DOJ) proposed postponements. The DOJ later proposed 4 additional postponements. On August 24, 2026, the Review Board rejected these postponements and determined that 32 pages in full and 33 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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2026-08-26 · Notice
Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release
Official abstract: The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board received 5,617 pages of records from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) related to three civil rights cold case incidents to which the Review Board assigned the unique identifiers 2023-002-005, 2024-003-029, and 2024-003-052. The agencies proposed 3,691 postponements including postponements of sealed federal grand jury information in the records. On August 7, 2026, the Review Board approved 1,086 postponements and portions of 71 additional postponements and determined that 5,104 pages in full and 513 pages in part should be publicly disclosed in the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection. The Review Board has requested that the Attorney General petition the relevant court to unseal federal grand jury information in the records. 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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2026-08-06 · Notice
Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release
Official abstract: 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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2026-07-15 · Notice
Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release
Official abstract: The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board received an additional 451 pages of records from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) related to two civil rights cold case incidents to which the Review Board assigned the unique identifiers 2023-001-003 and 2023-001-004. NARA proposed 372 postponements including postponements of sealed federal grand jury information in the records. On July 10, 2026, the Review Board met and approved 364 postponements and determined that 87 pages in full and 1 page in part should be publicly disclosed in the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection. The Review Board has requested that the Attorney General petition the relevant court to unseal the federal grand jury information in the records. 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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2026-07-01 · Notice
Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release
Official abstract: The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board received 4,247 pages of records from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) related to two civil rights cold case incidents to which the Review Board assigned the unique identifiers 2024-003-010 and 2024-003- 022. The agencies proposed 519 postponements including postponements of sealed federal grand jury information in the records. On June 26, 2026, the Review Board met and approved all 519 postponements and determined that 3,775 pages in full and 32 pages in part should be publicly disclosed in the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection. The Review Board has requested that the Attorney General petition the relevant court to unseal the federal grand jury information in the records. 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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2026-06-08 · Notice
Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release
Official abstract: The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board received 14,469 pages of records from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the Department of Justice related to two civil rights cold case incidents to which the Review Board assigned the unique identifiers 2023-002-005 and 2024-003-052. The agencies proposed 2,089 postponements including postponements of sealed federal grand jury information in the records. On May 29, 2026, the Review Board met and approved 1,726 postponements and portions of 35 additional postponements, and determined that 12,884 pages in full and 71 pages in part should be publicly disclosed in the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection. The Review Board has requested that the Attorney General petition the relevant court to unseal the federal grand jury information in the records. 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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2026-05-12 · Notice
Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release
Official abstract: The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board received 7,664 pages of records from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) related to two civil rights cold case incidents to which the Review Board assigned the unique identifiers 2023-001-003 and 2023-001-004. The agencies proposed 1,458 postponements including postponements of sealed federal grand jury information in the records. After discussions with the Review Board, the Department of Justice and the FBI withdrew 68 postponements. On April 24, 2026, the Review Board approved 737 postponements and portions of 71 additional postponements, and determined that 7,312 pages in full and 178 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 the federal grand jury information in the records related to incident 2023-001-003. 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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2026-05-12 · Notice
Notice of Formal Determination on Records Release
Official abstract: The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board received 1,142 pages of records from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) related to a civil rights cold case incident to which the Review Board assigned the unique identifier 2023-001-006. The agencies proposed 227 postponements including postponements of sealed federal grand jury information in the records. After discussions with the Review Board, the FBI withdrew 111 proposed postponements. On April 10, 2026, the Review Board approved 95 postponements and portions of 7 additional postponements, and determined that 1,094 pages in full and 48 pages in part should be publicly disclosed in the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection. The Review Board declined to request that the Attorney General petition the relevant court to unseal this information at this time though it may choose to do so in the future. 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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