- 1U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes ruled Saturday that the administration cannot close East Potomac Park and its golf course for now, CBS News reports.
- 2The closure had been set for Sunday, Nov. 15, according to CBS News.
- 3Reyes said the administration is not required to actively manage the park or course, per the BBC and CBS News.
- 4The BBC reports she wrote that the government's justifications were pretextual and that it violated at least two federal laws.
- 5The BBC contacted the White House for comment; none is included in the sources.
A federal judge on Saturday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from closing the East Potomac Park golf course in Washington, D.C., according to CBS News and the BBC. The ruling halts, for now, a closure that CBS News says was set for Sunday, Nov. 15.
The judge temporarily blocked the closure, according to CBS News and the BBC. The case was brought by a preservation group and two local golfers, per CBS News.
What the ruling says
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes ruled that the administration cannot close the park or its golf course, CBS News reported. She added that the administration is not required to actively manage either, according to both CBS News and the BBC.
The BBC reports that Reyes wrote a 30-page decision saying the government's justifications for the closures were pretextual and that the government violated at least two federal laws "to meet an arbitrary deadline." She also wrote that the government proposes to close a historic park "indefinitely," per the BBC. The Hill reports the closure cannot go forward for at least another two weeks.
CBS News reports Reyes sided with a D.C. preservation group and two local golfers. They argued the closure was part of a plan to replace the course with a championship-style venue designed by architect Tom Fazio.
What is unconfirmed
The BBC said it contacted the White House for comment; no response is included in the sources. President Trump has said the course would be renovated over 15 months, according to the BBC. CBS News describes its report as a breaking story that will be updated.
Sources: BBC News, CBS News, The Hill.
- Length of Judge Reyes's decision, per the BBC
- 30-page
- Age of the course, per the BBC
- 106-year-old
- Planned renovation period, per the BBC
- 15 months
Reported from 3 published sources (BBC News, CBS News, thehill.com). Facts, figures and quotes come only from those sources. Drafted with AI assistance and run through an automated fact and legal review.
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