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.