In a landmark legal challenge, the daughters of Malcolm X have filed a $100 million lawsuit against the CIA, FBI, and NYPD, alleging their involvement in his assassination in 1965. The lawsuit, according to the Associated Press, lodged in Manhattan federal court, claims these agencies knew about and participated in the plot that led to Malcolm X's death at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan.

The case has been reignited by recent developments, including the exoneration of two men in 2021 previously convicted for Malcolm X's murder after a re-examination highlighted unreliable evidence and the suppression of crucial information by authorities.

This has prompted Malcolm X's family, represented by attorney Ben Crump, to seek justice and accountability for the actions that led to his untimely death. Crump announced the lawsuit on Nov. 15 during a press conference at Malcolm X & Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center in New York City.

The lawsuit accuses the involved law enforcement agencies of not only failing to prevent the assassination but also actively participating in the planning and execution of the event. It also criticizes the prosecution team for withholding information about the government's role, which has left the family grappling with unresolved questions for decades.

“They did not know who murdered Malcolm X, why he was murdered, the level of NYPD, FBI and CIA orchestration, the identity of the governmental agents who conspired to ensure his demise, or who fraudulently covered-up their role,” the lawsuit states. "The damage caused to the Shabazz family is unimaginable, immense, and irreparable."

The CIA, FBI, and NYPD have not commented on the lawsuit, and the Department of Justice has also declined to comment. Malcolm X was 39 years old when he was assassinated on Feb. 21, 1965, at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City.