Overview
- The Center for Biological Diversity filed a 16-page lawsuit in D.C. federal court on Dec. 10 seeking an order removing President Trump’s image from the 2026 America the Beautiful annual pass and asking for attorneys’ fees.
- The suit cites the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, arguing the main pass must display the winning photo from the public contest, which for 2026 is a Glacier National Park image.
- Interior announced a redesign featuring Trump alongside George Washington as part of a 250th-anniversary theme, kept the resident pass at $80, created a new $250 nonresident pass, and moved the Glacier photo to that nonresident card.
- The department also revised fee-free days by adding June 14, the president’s birthday and Flag Day, and removing Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth for 2026.
- Interior and Agriculture did not immediately comment on the case, which is pending as the new designs and pricing are scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026; legal experts and social media users criticized the change, with some vendors offering stickers to cover the image.