The King family also cited mistakes with the handling of the JFK assassination files as a reason to block the release. The unredacted JFK documents released last month inadvertently revealed ...

FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris, left, holds hands and sings "We Shall Overcome" with Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III, at a National Action Network event in Washington, Jan. 15, 2025.

Rev. Dr. Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr., poses for a portrait at the King Center in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, in Atlanta, GA.