Appeals court pauses deadline for Interior to restore NPS displays
Key takeaways
- The three-judge panel for the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously agreed to pause part of a lower court order that required all displays to be reinstalled by July 3, in time for the nation s 250th birthday.
- We intend to rule on the request for a stay pending appeal promptly, the court wrote.
- The panel included Chief Judge David Barron, an Obama appointee, and Judges Gustavo Gelp and Julie Rinkelman, both of whom were appointed by former President Joe Biden.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
The three-judge panel for the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously agreed to pause part of a lower court order that required all displays to be reinstalled by July 3, in time for the nation s 250th birthday.
The court, however, left in place District Judge Angel Kelley s underlying ruling that barred the Interior Department from implementing President Trump s executive order aimed at purging content that perpetuate a false reconstruction of American history, inappropriately minimize the value of certain historical events or figures, or include any other improper partisan ideology from all public monuments and similar property.
We intend to rule on the request for a stay pending appeal promptly, the court wrote.