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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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