Judge orders Trump administration to restore National Park changes at sites that ‘disparaged’ US

ASSOCIATED PRESS • June 13, 2026

A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to restore sites changed under an executive order calling for the nation’s museums, parks and landmarks to not display elements that “inappropriately disparage Americans past or living.” The injunction also orders a pause on any additional changes, writing that the plaintiffs have shown that these efforts are meant “to rewrite the Nation’s history with a white-out pen.” The Trump administration must also provide a status report every week describing the progress they’ve made with these changes, the judge wrote. “…this Administration seeks to share a limited history by ordering the removal of all signs, displays, and interpretive exhibits at National Parks that do not align with its preferred narrative, thereby telling half-truths,” the judge wrote.