Judge orders slavery exhibit restored

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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf)

@religionprof.bsky.social

Judge hits Trump with severe rebuke as admin ordered to return slavery exhibit to museum

www.rawstory.com/trump-slaver...

Judge hits Trump with severe rebuke as admin ordered to return slavery exhibit to museum

A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump's administration to return an exhibit on slavery to Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park.In a 40-page ruling on Monday, U.S.…

www.rawstory.com

February 17, 2026 at 12:04 PM

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Daniel Aldrich

@danielaldrich.bsky.social

A federal judge, evoking the dystopian world of George Orwell’s novel “1984,” ordered the Trump administration on Monday to return a long-standing exhibit on slavery it removed from a popular historical museum in Philadelphia www.cnn.com/2026/02/16/p...

Citing Orwell’s ‘1984,’ judge orders Trump administration to return slavery exhibits removed from Philadelphia museum | CNN Politics

A federal judge, evoking the dystopian world of George Orwell’s novel “1984,” ordered the Trump administration on Monday to return a long-standing exhibit on slavery it removed from a popular historic...

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February 17, 2026 at 11:32 AM

Der Spiegel

Philadelphia: Judge orders reinstatement of slavery exhibit

A U.S. federal agency had a slavery exhibit dismantled. Now a judge has ordered its reinstatement. In her ruling, the judge draws parallels between the novel "1984" and the state of the United States.

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Süddeutsche Zeitung

George Washington exhibition: Judge says the Trump administration must allow references to slavery

The Trump administration must not obscure or distort historical truths, a federal judge said—citing 1984. The manipulation of a Philadelphia exhibition must be undone, at least for now

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Der Standard

US judge orders restoration of an exhibition about slavery

Trump administration has no authority to distort history

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Der Standard

"1984" as an argument: US judge orders restoration of slavery exhibit

Trump administration has no authority to distort history.

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The Independent

Judge orders reversal of Trump decision to remove George Washington slavery exhibit

The exhibit's removal was a direct consequence of a Trump executive order

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Tages-Anzeiger

Defeat for Trump on slavery: 'Like in Orwell's novel 1984'

A federal judge rules against Donald Trump The U.S. government may not erase or alter historical truths. The manipulation of an exhibition in Philadelphia must be undone.

Reposts 1 23h

Reposted by Olivier Mannoni

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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”

@ryanjreilly.com

Black activists fought for slavery exhibits 24 years ago. The fight returned under Trump. www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...

Black activists fought for slavery exhibits 24 years ago. The fight returned under Trump.

In the latest turn of events, a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration wrongly removed historic panels about people George Washington enslaved at the President’s House in Philadelphia.

www.nbcnews.com

February 17, 2026 at 4:05 AM

by Susan Strasser

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Susan Strasser

@sustras.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

US judge orders Trump administration to restore Philadelphia slavery exhibit

In ruling, judge cited quote from Orwell’s novel 1984 describing process by which authoritarians rewrite history

www.theguardian.com

February 17, 2026 at 2:36 AM

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Regina Waynes Joseph

@rjcaliente.bsky.social

The federal judge DID give a timeline for restoration of the exhibits. She said “immediately” that is “forthwith”.

Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore slavery exhibits to the President’s House www.inquirer.com/news/philade...

Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore slavery exhibits to the President’s House

The order does not give the federal government a deadline for restoring the President's House.

www.inquirer.com

February 17, 2026 at 1:36 AM

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CNN

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A federal judge, evoking the dystopian world of George Orwell’s novel “1984,” ordered the Trump administration on Monday to return a long-standing exhibit on slavery it removed from a popular historical museum in Philadelphia. https://cnn.it/4qEnzhe

February 17, 2026 at 1:01 AM

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Chris Geidner

@chrisgeidner.bsky.social

NEW: A Presidents' Day lesson from Philadelphia.

“Each person who visits the President’s House and does not learn of the realities of founding-era slavery receives a false account of this country’s history,“ Judge Cynthia Rufe wrote.

This evening, at Law Dork:

A Presidents' Day lesson from Philadelphia

“Each person who visits the President’s House and does not learn of the realities of founding-era slavery receives a false account of this country’s history,“ Judge Cynthia Rufe wrote.

www.lawdork.com

February 17, 2026 at 12:14 AM

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Philadelphia Inquirer

@inquirer.com

“Each person who visits the President’s House and does not learn of the realities of founding-era slavery receives a false account of this country’s history.” — U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe

🔗 www.inquirer.com/news/philade...

February 16, 2026 at 10:19 PM

by Adrian Vermeule

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Catherine Rampell

@crampell.bsky.social

Federal judge orders Trump admin to restore slavery exhibits to the President's House in Philly www.inquirer.com/news/philade...

Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore slavery exhibits to the President’s House

The order does not give the federal government a deadline for restoring the President's House site.

www.inquirer.com

February 16, 2026 at 9:20 PM

Reposted by Rebecca Tushnet

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Josh Gerstein

@joshgerstein.bsky.social

JUST IN: Judge Cynthia Rufe (GWBush) invokes Orwell's dystopian "1984" as she bars Trump admin from memory holing slavery exhibits at Washington's Philly home. w/@kyledcheney
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

Judge orders restoration of Philadelphia slavery exhibits

Cynthia Rufe, a George W. Bush appointee, compared the administration’s effort to remove the panels to Orwell’s “1984.”

www.politico.com

February 16, 2026 at 9:18 PM

by Tom Clark Reposted by David R. Miller

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Tom Clark

@tomsclark.bsky.social

It bears noting that the placards referencing the history of slavery at the President's House were recommended and paid for by two consecutive Republican-controlled Congresses (108th and 109th), during a Republican Administration (GW Bush). Trump tore them down, illegally.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Wow. Just read the opening grafs of this opinion on Trump's ordered removal of an exhibition on the treatment of slaves in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

February 16, 2026 at 8:35 PM

Reposted by Adrian Vermeule

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US judge orders restoration of an exhibition about slavery

"1984" as an argument: US judge orders restoration of slavery exhibit

Judge orders reversal of Trump decision to remove George Washington slavery exhibit

Defeat for Trump on slavery: 'Like in Orwell's novel 1984'

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