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Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore National Park Exhibits

A federal court found the Interior Department’s removals risked censorship and paused further changes while appeals move forward.

A guard tower at Manzanar War Relocation Center, April 24, 2019, near Independence, Calif.
A family reads the signage about slavery on an outdoor exhibit at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 24, 2025.
People read information signs near String Lake on August 8, 2024, in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
A couple stand and read an informative sign about Canopy Trail at Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley, Calif., on Sept. 5, 2016.

Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley issued a nationwide preliminary injunction on June 12 that blocks further removals and directs the Interior and National Park Service to restore altered or removed signs and exhibits.
  • The order gives the agencies 21 days to reinstall materials and requires weekly status reports on progress with restorations to ensure the work is completed before July 4.
  • Plaintiffs led by the National Parks Conservation Association say the administration removed dozens of displays about slavery, climate threats, Indigenous history and LGBTQ+ history under President Trump’s March 2025 executive order.
  • The legal challenge argues the changes violated statutory mandates and the Administrative Procedure Act by being arbitrary and exceeding the Park Service’s authority, and the Interior Department said it will review options to appeal.
  • The ruling affects interpretation at more than 430 park sites and sets up likely appellate review that will decide how much control the executive branch has over how federal sites present difficult history.