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Court Orders National Park Service to Restore Removed Slavery and Climate Displays

Judge Angel Kelley barred enforcement of the presidential decree by ordering a 21-day restoration of removed panels to preserve public historical and scientific information.

Ein Mitarbeiter des National Parks Service legt seine Hand auf eine Tafel, die Teil einer Ausstellung über die Sklaverei im «President’s House» in einem Nationalpark im US-Bundesstaat Pennsylvania ist. Die Tafeln waren im Januar auf Anweisung der Regierung von US-Präsident Trump entfernt worden. Eine Bundesrichterin ordnete an, diese bis Freitag wieder vollständig anzubringen. (zu dpa: «Urteil: USA müssen Erinnerungen an Sklaverei vorerst wieder anbringen»)
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Overview

  • A federal judge in Boston on Saturday issued a preliminary injunction that stops the parks changes required by President Trump's 'Restoring Truth and Reason in American History' decree and directs the National Park Service to put back items removed under that policy.
  • The order covers a range of materials that were taken down after the decree, including information panels and exhibits about slavery and climate change that had been removed from national parks and public memorials.
  • The judge gave the parks agency 21 days to reinstate the removed items, an expedited deadline that would require restoration before the July 4th 250th anniversary observances.
  • The suit was filed by a coalition of historians, conservationists, scientists and local governments that argued the removals amounted to censorship and unlawful alteration of historical record; the underlying case will continue toward a final ruling.
  • The injunction is likely to prompt legal appeals by the Biden-era administration's successors and raises broader questions about the limits of executive power over public history displays and the role of the National Park Service in interpreting the past.