After more than year and a half of failing to act, the White House says it is now “actively vetting” candidates to establish an oversight board to re-examine dozens of decades-old unsolved murders of Black Americans
Cruz's office, in a statement to POLITICO Monday, also pledged the senator's continued support for the effort.
According to the law, the board can access any civil rights cold case records that have been identified by government agencies and also direct them to “investigate the facts" and seek "additional information, records, or testimony from individuals.” At the Department of Justice, however, she said there are more than 100 such cases that are considered worthy of continued investigation.
“The American Bar Association believes in attaining justice," said the group's president, Judy Perry Martinez. "The ABA is proud to be involved with the Civil Rights Cold Case Review Board, which can provide a mechanism for bringing justice and truth to people who have had justice and truth delayed far too long.”
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