Judge orders restoration of national park plaques removed under Trump directive
Officials given 21 days to comply with order after Angel Kelley condemns administration for ‘telling half-truths’ A US district court judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate any history or science materials it removed from the nation’s public monuments, finding that the White House’s actions “set a dangerous precedent of censorship and sanitization”. In March 2025, Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “restoring truth and sanity to American history”, calling upon the sec
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Tourists read a display at the President’s House in Philadelphia entitled ‘The Dirty Business of Slavery’. Photograph: Matthew Hatcher/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenTourists read a display at the President’s House in Philadelphia entitled ‘The Dirty Business of Slavery’. Photograph: Matthew Hatcher/Getty ImagesUS newsJudge orders restoration of national park plaques removed under Trump directiveOfficials given 21 days to comply with order after Angel Kelley condemns administration for ‘telling half-truths’Uwa Ede-OsifoFri 12 Jun 2026 21.04 EDTLast modified on Fri 12 Jun 2026 21.06 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA US district court judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate any history or science materials it removed from the nation’s public monuments, finding that…
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