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Court says the US can install historical panels at the site of Washington’s Philadelphia home
The court said the new panels may return after a lower judge wrongly ordered them removed, while the administration says they also address slavery.
On Friday, an Appeals court ruled that President Donald Trump's administration can reinstall interpretive Panels at the site of President George Washington's home in Philadelphia.
President Trump's 2025 executive order required historic sites to avoid information that might "disparage Americans past or living" and emphasize national achievements, prompting the original panel removal.
A three-judge Circuit of Appeals panel reversed the lower court's decision; the administration's new Panels also discuss slavery, according to court filings, despite Philadelphia's objections about the House Site's historical importance.
Seeking to delay installation, The City of Philadelphia filed an emergency request Friday asking the Appeals court to recall its order and allow time for the city to respond to Thursday's administration request.
Located near where the Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776, the House Site remains a focal point for federal-local collaboration to tell a historically significant story.