Now, an appeal court has sided with the government and granted it a reprieve on the subject.

Donald Trump Latest News: Appeals Court's Latest Ruling

A federal appeals court ruled today that the Donald Trump administration does not have to reinstate signs that it previously removed from parks. This comes as the latest twist in a high profile legal battle over the subject.

The appeals court, which included a three member panel maintained that the White House's decision regarding park signs were "causing any specific harms likely to be experienced by the plaintiffs". It also stated that the advocacy groups "cannot show that a stay of the district court's order … would cause them substantial injury".

None of the 3 judges on the appeals court's panel have any political or ideological links to the current government with 1 being from the Obama era, while the other two were appointed by previous president Joe Biden.

This overturns a previous ruling from last month which required the National Parks Services (NPS) to install the removed signs. During that ruling Massachusetts district judge Angel Kelley stated that the White House's actions "set a dangerous precedent of censorship and sanitization".

Donald Trump Latest News: Concerns of Conservation Groups

The National Parks Conservation Association, the Association of National Park Ranger and other advocacy groups have opposed the ruling. This February, they filed a lawsuit against the US government's Department of the Interior and the NPS. Their concerns include censorship, cultural silencing, damaging public trust and erasure of history

What's the Park Signs Row?

The park signs row refers to the ongoing battle between multiple advocate groups and the Donald Trump administration over removal of signs on immigration, slavery and climate from parks across the US. It stems from a decision last May, wherein President Trump requested the US secretary of the interior department, Doug Burgum to review and remove supposedly divisive signs from parks to restore "truth and sanity to American history".

Burgum then directed the National Park Services to remove any images, descriptions and narratives from parks that "inappropriately disparages Americans past or living". Trump has defended the decision and said that the signs that ended up getting removed for being used for the purpose of "ideological indoctrination".

Trump Administration's Response

So far, the Donald Trump administration has not issued an official response to the latest ruling from the appeals court.