Judge orders a halt to work on a historic D.C. golf course until Oct. 26

Summary

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes on October 12 ordered a 24-hour halt to tree-cutting at the East Potomac Golf Course, a historic D.C. golf course that has been part of President Donald Trump's plans to remake the city, pending more court action, PBS NewsHour and The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The removal notice was filed at 4:55 p.m. on October 9, before a holiday weekend, with the cutting of more than 500 trees beginning roughly 12 hours later, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer, and government lawyers said 430 trees were cut down at East Potomac Golf Links on October 10, CBS News reported. The judge chastised Justice Department lawyers, according to CBS News, and ripped the Trump administration for 'inexcusable' gamesmanship after it removed hundreds of trees from a public golf course without notice, NBC News reported. On October 13, the judge ordered the administration to halt work on the historic golf course until Oct. 26, pending more court action, The Philadelphia Inquirer and the LA Times reported, one day after a tense three-hour hearing in which the judge harshly criticized the government for having deceived the court with its actions over the holiday weekend, according to the LA Times.

Latest: Judge Ana Reyes ordered the Trump administration to halt work on the historic D.C. golf course until Oct. 26, pending more court action, a day after a tense hearing in which the judge harshly criticized the government, and NBC News said the removal of trees at the site was temporarily barred.

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