Federal Judge Orders Slavery Exhibit Restored, Defying Trump Administration

Federal Judge Orders Slavery Exhibit Restored, Defying Trump Administration

A federal judge has ordered the National Park Service to restore a Philadelphia exhibit documenting enslaved people at the President's House, overriding the Trump administration's directive to remove it. The ruling forces a collision between judicial authority and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum's orders to implement the president's executive actions. The decision signals limits on executive power over how America commemorates its past.

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