Judge Blocks National Parks From Removing ‘Negative’ Signs
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- A federal judge temporarily blocked the National Park Service from removing or revising signs and materials at national parks in response to President Trump's executive order aimed at eliminating content that "inappropriately disparages Americans" or portrays the U.S. negatively.
- Judge Angel Kelley of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ordered the Park Service to restore any dismantled or altered exhibits within three weeks.
- The ruling offers a temporary victory for a coalition of advocacy groups that sued the government over the executive order, allowing litigation to proceed.
- The Park Service had previously removed or altered exhibits related to slavery, climate change, and Indigenous people at various national parks to comply with the directive.
- Another federal judge has also barred changes to a slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park amid a separate lawsuit filed by the city of Philadelphia.