US EditionTrump administration appeals order to restore George Washington slavery exhibit in Philadelphia
The administration contests a federal injunction to restore slavery panels at the President's House, a key site expecting millions for the 250th anniversary, amid legal disputes over National Park Service control.
- On Wednesday, Senior U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe ordered the Department of the Interior and National Park Service to restore the President's House, Philadelphia by 5 p.m. Friday.
- After the National Park Service removed displays last month, the city of Philadelphia sued and secured an injunction Monday, with Judge Cynthia M. Rufe ordering immediate restoration due to agencies' failure to comply.
- While the government appealed to the Third Circuit, the court found the Department of the Interior violated the APA by removing the exhibit without city consent, and NPS staff were at the site Wednesday morning.
- The court's injunction means the order to restore the exhibits remains in effect, which Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker called a 'huge win.'
- Some 80 exhibits are flagged for removal under Secretary Order 3431, which directs a review of interpretive content, and multiple lawsuits, including one by the National Parks Conservation Association in Boston, challenge these removals.
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Exhibits on slavery restored at President’s House in Philadelphia ahead of court deadline
Tourists inspect a display entitled 'The Dirty Business of Slavery' at the President's House on August 9, 2025 in Philadelphia. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)Nearly a month after they were taken down, the federal government re-installed dozens of signs commemorating the slaves that once resided at the President’s House in Philadelphia Thursday, before a court-imposed Friday deadline. “Today we celebrate the return of our history at this…
Philadelphia slavery exhibit: Panels restored as court fight plays out
Workers have begun restoring the slavery exhibit at the President’s House Site on Philadelphia’s Independence Mall, a day after a judge set a Friday deadline for the Trump administration to do so. The administration on Wednesday night asked U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe for a stay on the injunction while its appeal is pending in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Rufe on Monday ordered that the panels be restored while a lawsuit over the re…
'Failure to comply': Judge loses patience with Trump for not returning slavery exhibit
A federal judge appeared to lose her patience after President Donald Trump's administration did not follow an order to return a slavery exhibit to a Philadelphia museum.In her order on Monday, Judge Cynthia Rufe invoked George Orwell's dystopian novel "1984" to order the return of a slavery exhibit ...
Delaware County backs federal judge’s order to restore President’s House slavery exhibit
Hours after a federal judge set a deadline for a slavery exhibit to be restored at the President’s House in Philadelphia, the Delaware County Council vice chair spoke to significance of that act. “This is a crucial victory for anyone who respects American history and American values and the imperfections inherent in the American experiment,” Council Vice Chair Christine Reuther said at Wednesday’s regular county council meeting. “These exhibits …
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