Judge orders restoration of National Parks displays removed under Trump executive order
The injunction covers more than 430 park sites and requires restored language before the Fourth of July, the judge said.
- On Friday, District Judge Angel Kelley ordered the Interior Department to restore historical signs removed from national parks, citing a "dangerous precedent of censorship and sanitization."
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March 2025 directing the Interior Department to address what he called a "revisionist movement" portraying the United States as "inherently racist, sexist, oppressive."
- The mandate affected more than 430 national park sites, including removal of mentions of President Washington's slaves at Independence National Historical Park, climate threats at Fort Sumter, and a pride flag at Stonewall National Monument.
- Kelley ordered the signs reinstated within 21 days, accusing the administration of seeking "to rewrite the Nation's history with a white-out pen," while an Interior Department spokesperson dismissed the ruling as the work of a "liberal activist judge."
- By the 250th Anniversary, the government must complete restoration to "properly honor the remarkable achievements of the United States," ensuring national parks continue serving as living classrooms for American triumphs and heartbreaks.
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Federal Judge Condemns and Orders Restoration of Trump's Removal of Slavery and Climate Exhibits From National Parks
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstall dozens of exhibits on slavery, climate change, and civil rights it stripped from America's national parks, calling the removals an attempt 'to rewrite the Nation's history with a white-out pen.' US District Judge Angel Kelley in Boston issued a 63-page preliminary injunction on 13 June 2026, directing the Department of the Interior to restore all interpretive materials removed or …
Biden-appointed judge orders Trump to restore slavery, climate change references at national parks
Biden-appointed federal judge Angel Kelley ordered the Trump administration to restore national park exhibits on slavery and climate change removed under an executive order.
Judge orders Trump admin to restore National Park changes at sites that ‘disparaged’ US
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore changes made to National Park sites under an executive order targeting content deemed to “inappropriately disparage” Americans.
A federal judge in Massachusetts ordered the Trump administration to restore all signs that were changed or removed in national parks across the country as part of President Donald Trump's controversial directive last year.
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Judge orders Trump administration to restore National Park changes at sites that 'disparaged' U.S.
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore sites changed under an executive order that sought to eliminate “inappropriate content” at national museums, parks and landmarks. U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley's ruling on Friday also ordered the government…
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The Independent (US)Trump’s National Park overhaul backfires again as judge demands sites be restored
The Trump administration had asked National Park visitors across the U.S to report displays or exhibits saying ‘negative’ things about Americans
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