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Appeals Court Allows Trump-Ordered History Exhibit Cuts

7/3/2026

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A federal appeals panel let the administration keep removing slavery, climate-change and Indigenous history displays from Independence Hall and Fort Sumter.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s order “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” directs park exhibits to avoid “inappropriately disparaging” Americans and to stress progress.
Judges David J. Barron, Julie Rikelman and Gustavo A. Gelpí said the directive is unlikely to cause irreparable harm to plaintiffs National Parks Conservation Association.

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A federal appeals panel let the administration keep removing slavery, climate-change and Indigenous history displays from Independence Hall and Fort Sumter.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s order “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” directs park exhibits to avoid “inappropriately disparaging” Americans and to stress progress.
Judges David J. Barron, Julie Rikelman and Gustavo A. Gelpí said the directive is unlikely to cause irreparable harm to plaintiffs National Parks Conservation Association.