"In her scathing 40-page decision, Rufe accused the federal government of trying to erase US history, much like the fictional authoritarian regime that ruled George Orwell's dystopian novel 1984. As if the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell's 1984 now existed, with its motto Ignorance is Strength,' this Court is now asked to determine whether the federal government has the power it claims to dissemble and disassemble historical truths when it has some domain over historical facts, Rufe wrote. It does not."
"A judge in the United States has ordered the National Park Service (NPS) to restore an exhibit about nine people who were enslaved by former President George Washington at a historical site in the city of Philadelphia. The ruling on Monday came after Philadelphia sued President Donald Trump's administration over the takedown of several explanatory panels at the Independence National Historical Park, the site where Washington lived with his wife in the 1790s."
A US district judge ordered the National Park Service to restore an exhibit about nine people enslaved by George Washington at Independence National Historical Park. Philadelphia sued the federal government after explanatory panels were removed following a Trump executive order directing the Interior Department to ensure sites do not display elements that inappropriately disparage Americans. The judge required all materials be restored in their original condition while the legality of the removals is litigated and barred officials from installing replacements that explain the history differently. The judge compared the federal actions to an attempt to erase history, invoking George Orwell's 1984.
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