Law

Feb. 25, 2026

Judge orders Trump to return slavery exhibit to Philadelphia museum

The judge invoked George Orwell's "1984" in her ruling, accusing the Trump administration of trying to "dissemble and disassemble historical truths."

Feb. 22, 2026

Judge Orders Restoration of Slavery Exhibits at President's House in Philadelphia

The Trump administration must return the exhibits by Friday, a judge ruled.

Feb. 22, 2026

Federal Appeal Judge Halts Repairs to Slavery Exhibit in Philadelphia

Ruling comes amid controversy over removal of educational panels honoring slaves at President's House site

Feb. 21, 2026

Appeals Court Pauses Philadelphia Slavery Exhibit Reinstallation

The Trump administration can temporarily halt the progress on a National Park Service exhibit about slavery in Philadelphia, a U.S. appeals court ruled.

Feb. 20, 2026

Federal Judge Orders Restoration of Slavery Exhibit on Independence Mall

The Trump administration had sought to delay the reinstallation of the exhibit, which details the history of slavery in the nation's founding.

Feb. 20, 2026

Prosecutors Drop Racketeering Case Against New Jersey Democratic Power Broker

New acting attorney general says resources better spent on other matters after appellate court upholds dismissal.

Feb. 20, 2026

Judge Orders Reinstatement of Slavery Exhibit at National Museum

Ruling finds Trump administration violated law in removing exhibit about slavery at President's House in Philadelphia

Feb. 18, 2026

Federal Court Blocks Removal of Slave History Exhibit at Historic Site

Judge orders restoration of exhibit on Washington's enslaved people at Philadelphia historic site after Trump administration took it down.

Feb. 18, 2026

Pennsylvania's Digitized History Records Ownership Disputed

Court to decide if public or Ancestry.com controls access to millions of state's historical documents.

Feb. 18, 2026

Judge Orders Restoration of Washington Slavery Exhibit Removed by Trump Administration

Exhibit about nine enslaved people at Washington's Philadelphia home must be reinstalled, federal judge rules.

Feb. 18, 2026

Judge Orders Restoration of George Washington Slavery Exhibit in Philadelphia

Ruling blocks Trump administration's removal of display detailing lives of enslaved people at Washington's former home

Feb. 17, 2026

Attorneys General Push Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act

Bipartisan coalition urges federal legislation to protect children from online harms

Feb. 17, 2026

Judge Orders National Park Service to Reinstall Philadelphia Slavery Exhibit

The ruling comes after the city sued the federal government over the exhibit's removal.

Feb. 17, 2026

Federal Judge Orders Park Service to Restore Slavery Exhibits at Philadelphia's President's House Site

Ruling says government cannot unilaterally erase or rewrite documented history at Independence National Historical Park

Feb. 17, 2026

Judge orders restoration of slavery exhibits at presidential home site

The city of Philadelphia sued the National Park Service over the removal of the exhibits.

Feb. 17, 2026

Judge Blocks Trump Administration from Removing Slavery Exhibits at Philadelphia Site

U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe invokes George Orwell's '1984' in ordering restoration of displays about slaves who lived at the nation's one-time executive mansion.

Feb. 17, 2026

Judge Orders Restoration of Philadelphia Slavery Exhibits

Ruling compares administration's effort to remove panels to Orwell's '1984'

Feb. 17, 2026

Judge Orders Restoration of Philadelphia Slavery Exhibit

Cites George Orwell's '1984' in ruling against Trump administration's removal of displays

Feb. 17, 2026

Judge Orders Restoration of Slavery Displays at Washington's House

Federal judge grants preliminary injunction against Trump administration's removal of exhibits at historic site in Philadelphia

Feb. 17, 2026

Judge Orders Restoration of Slavery Displays at Washington's House

The court ruled the government cannot erase historical truths at national monuments.