Judge continues to block Trump from cutting down trees at D.C. golf course
Summary
A federal judge barred the Trump administration from removing or damaging trees at East Potomac Golf Links while a lawsuit over President Donald Trump’s renovation plan proceeds. Judge Ana Reyes found the D.C. Preservation League is likely to show that the plan requires an environmental review and that recent tree removal was part of the renovation.Key Facts
- Reyes issued a 70-page preliminary injunction blocking tree removal or damage at the publicly owned Washington, D.C., golf course.
- The injunction requires the government to give 10 days’ notice before making any irreparable modification to the course.
- The D.C. Preservation League sued, arguing that the government failed to analyze the renovation’s environmental effects as required by law.
- More than 430 trees had been cut down earlier in the month.
- Reyes rejected the government’s argument that the tree removal was unrelated maintenance.
- Trump has proposed turning the course into a championship venue and said it would close for construction in November and reopen in 15 months.
- Reyes said the government had acted contrary to assurances it gave the court.
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