Fate of Trump’s D.C. Golf Course Makeover at East Potomac Park Hangs Before Federal Judge

Judge Questions Trump’s Plans to Close East Potomac Park

After a daylong hearing, Judge Ana Reyes is expected to rule soon on whether to stop the government’s actions.

Fate of Trump’s D.C. golf course makeover at East Potomac Park hangs before federal judge

A federal judge is set to rule this weekend on whether the Trump administration can move forward with its planned closure of East Potomac Park and the historic public golf course there, with the judge signaling during a lengthy hearing on Friday that she was not poised to allow it, at least for now.  …

Hearing halted: Judge 'orders' Trump DOJ lawyer to act like a 'live human' or else

A federal judge halted a hearing on President Donald Trump’s golf course overhaul after ordering his Justice Department to produce “a live human being who understands the law.”U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes issued the order Friday during a hearing on a lawsuit seeking to stop the government from closing East Potomac Park on Sunday, Lawfare’s Molly Roberts reported from the courtroom.Justice Department official Adam Gustafson had just told Reyes t…

Judge corners Trump DOJ over changing story on golf course renovation

The Justice Department was in court again on Friday to contend with the battle over the East Potomac Park golf course that President Donald Trump decided he wanted to take over as part of his ongoing construction projects in Washington D.C.According to the DOJ lawyers Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam R.F. Gustafson, the seawall is so dangerous around the island that children could d…

The government says it will close a beloved D.C. park Sunday. Will a judge step in?

Federal judge Ana Reyes grilled the government on Friday about its plans for East Potomac Park, and indicated she could order it to remain open despite President Trump's renovation wishes.

Will a judge keep the East Potomac golf course open? We’re about to find out.

The decision could determine whether the 124-year-old public course, which President Donald Trump hopes to redevelop, remains open during a legal fight over its future.