A federal judge on Oct. 26 extended an order barring the Trump administration from removing or damaging any additional trees at East Potomac Golf Course in Washington.
In a 70-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes said the administration must provide 10 business days’ advance written notice before making “any irreparable modification to any forms or features” of East Potomac Park while the litigation is still ongoing.
“The government felled hundreds of trees from East Potomac Golf Course without real notice even though it knew of the scheduled removal at least a week prior,” the judge said. “All this is concerning.”
The judge had temporarily blocked tree cutting at the site on Oct. 12 after hundreds were allegedly felled at the course….