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Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Removed National Park Exhibits
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction requiring the reinstatement of exhibits removed from national parks and museums under a Trump executive order. The ruling also requires weekly compliance reports.
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US District Judge Angel Kelley issued a preliminary injunction Friday ordering the Trump administration to reinstate exhibits and displays at national museums, parks, and landmarks that were altered under an executive order. The order also halts any further modifications to those exhibits. Judge Kelley directed the administration to submit weekly status reports on its compliance.
The injunction follows a February lawsuit filed by conservation and historical organizations that alleged National Park Service policies compelled staff to remove or censor exhibits. " The Trump administration launched an appeal last year asking park visitors to report any displays or exhibits that presented "negative" perspectives on Americans. It received 35,000 public comments in response.
Exhibits removed under the policy included displays at Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park detailing the lives of nine enslaved individuals under George Washington in the 1790s. A sign at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in Arizona featuring a visitor holding a Pride flag was also taken down.
Films on labour history were deleted from the Lowell National Historical Park in Massachusetts.
President Trump signed the executive order titled "restoring truth and sanity to American history" last year. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum then directed the removal of "improper partisan ideology" from federally controlled museums, monuments, and other public exhibits.
