The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board received 679 pages of records related to a civil rights cold case. Of these, the Department of Justice and the FBI requested postponements for 562 pages. On January 10, 2025, the Review Board allowed 267 postponements, requested changes for 25, and decided to disclose 640 pages fully and 39 pages partially. They also approved four pending postponements from another incident. This decision follows the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018, which mandates the publication of such determinations in the Federal Register within 14 days.
Simple Explanation
The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board looked at some secret papers about old civil rights cases. They decided it's okay to share most of the papers with the public, but a few will stay secret for now because the FBI and Justice Department asked to keep them hidden.