Appeals court says Trump administration can halt work on slavery exhibit in Philadelphia amid appeal

A U.S. appeals court late Friday says the Trump administration can halt work on a National Park Service slavery exhibit in Philadelphia while it appeals a judge's order to reinstall it. About half of the large panels at the outdoor exhibit have been restored this week at the site of the former President’s House on Independence Mall. U.S. Circuit Judge Thomas Hardiman, in his order, says the exhibit as it stands now must remain in place. The city's lawsuit comes after the administration abruptly removed the exhibit in January, amid an effort to remove information it deems “disparaging” to Americans from federal properties.