The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board reviewed 602 pages of records from agencies like the National Archives, the Department of Justice, and the FBI, relating to old civil rights cases. Of these, they agreed to withhold 271 records, made changes to 27, and decided to release 520 pages fully and 82 pages partially to the public. This action complies with a law requiring the board to announce its decisions on which records to keep or release within 14 days of making them. This update was published in the Federal Register to inform the public about which records will be disclosed or withheld.
Simple Explanation
The Review Board looked at old papers about civil rights cases and decided which of them should be shared with everyone and which should still be kept private. They decided to let people read most of these papers but will keep some hidden for now.