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Federal lawsuit filed by the National Parks Conservation Association challenging the removal of historical interpretive materials from national parks under the executive order. A federal judge sided with Philadelphia and ordered the restoration of Independence Hall panels. The Department of Justice appealed. Status as of late April 2026: DOJ appeal active. The appeal is the operative document — it is not an attack on the archive; it is an attack on the institutional audience for the archive.