Angel Kelley
Coverage of Angel Kelley in the Nexus archive.
- Judge blasts Trump’s ‘censorship’ of national parks and museums
A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump's executive order to remove educational information from national parks and museums sets a 'dangerous precedent of censorship' and ordered the government to restore the removed content. The judge, Angel Kelley, granted a preliminary injunction against the Department of the Interior, requiring the restoration of interpretive materials by July 4 to ensure 'our shared history be honestly told.'
- Biden-appointed judge orders Trump to restore slavery, climate change references at national parks
A Biden-appointed federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore exhibits and materials at national parks that highlight slavery, climate change, and other topics after they were removed under a directive targeting displays deemed disparaging to America. The judge issued a preliminary injunction requiring the administration to reverse the changes, while the Interior Department criticized the ruling and plans to appeal.
- Biden-appointed judge orders Trump to restore slavery, climate change references at national parks
A Biden-appointed federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore exhibits and materials at national parks that address slavery, climate change, and other topics after they were removed under a directive targeting displays deemed disparaging to America. The judge issued a preliminary injunction requiring the administration to reverse changes and halt further removals during legal challenges.
- Judge orders Trump administration to restore National Park changes at sites that ‘disparaged’ US
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore National Park changes made under an executive order that removed exhibits deemed to 'disparage' Americans. The judge criticized the policy as an attempt to 'rewrite the Nation’s history' by censoring exhibits on slavery, climate change, and Pride flags at sites like Independence National Historical Park and Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument.
- Judge orders restoration of national park plaques removed under Trump directive
A US district court judge ordered the Trump administration to restore history and science materials removed from public monuments, citing censorship and sanitization concerns. The order follows an executive directive by Donald Trump in March 2025 to review monuments for altered historical representations.
- Judge orders restoration of national park plaques removed under Trump directive
A US district court judge ordered the Trump administration to restore history and science materials removed from national parks, citing censorship and sanitization concerns. The administration had 21 days to comply after the judge criticized the White House's actions as setting a dangerous precedent.