A federal court on Wednesday denied South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem‘s motion to hold a fireworks show at Mount Rushmore ahead of the Fourth of July after a monthslong fight.

Chief Judge Roberto Lange of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota concluded that a ruling in Noem’s favor would constitute “improper judicial activism” as he insisted it is not the legal body’s call to make.

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