Judge blocks Trump admin. from felling trees at D.C. golf course

LISTEN I ONLY READ THIS AN HOUR AGO AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY WILD THAT A JUDGE HAD TO STEP IN TO STOP THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FROM CUTTING DOWN HUNDREDS OF TREES AT THE EAST POTOMAC GOLF LINKS. U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE ANA REYES ISSUED AN ORDER BLOCKING ANY MORE REMOVALS UNTIL OCTOBER TWENTY-SIXTH AFTER ALREADY SEEING HUNDREDS PULLED OUT OVER THE WEEKEND. THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HAD PLANS TO CLEAR AROUND FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE TREES FOR SOME SUPPOSED TREE MANAGEMENT PLAN, BUT THE DC PRESERVATION LEAGUE AND SOME LOCAL GOLFERS SUED TO STOP IT. JUDGE REYES EVEN CHASTISED THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FOR FOUR HOURS IN COURT BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE LACK OF NOTICE. NOW THE ADMIN HAS TO GIVE THREE DAYS NOTICE BEFORE MAKING ANY PERMANENT CHANGES TO THE COURSE. IT IS A WHOLE LEGAL MESS. ANYWAY, WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE.

I READ THE WHOLE THING SO YOU DO NOT HAVE TO AND THE WHOLE CONFLICT COMES DOWN TO THIS MASSIVE TREE REMOVAL PROJECT AT A PUBLIC GOLF COURSE IN DC. THE GOVERNMENT WAS MOVING AHEAD WITH TAKING DOWN HUNDREDS OF TREES WITHOUT ASKING, SO THE DC PRESERVATION LEAGUE AND SOME GOLFERS FILED A CHALLENGE. JUDGE ANA REYES WAS FURIOUS DURING THE HEARING AND TOLD THE DOJ OFF FOR FOUR HOURS BEFORE BLOCKING ANY MORE TREE FELLING UNTIL OCTOBER TWENTY-SIXTH. THIS IS PART OF A LARGER OVERHAUL PLANNED FOR THE SITE, BUT NOW THEY HAVE TO WAIT AND PROVIDE OFFICIAL NOTICE THREE BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE CHANGING ANY PERMANENT FEATURES. IT IS A HUGE FIGHT OVER HOW THEY WANT TO MANAGE THE LANDSCAPE AT A HISTORIC PUBLIC COURSE. THE JUDGE CLEARLY THINKS THE PLAINTIFFS WOULD SUFFER HARM IF SHE DID NOT ACT. OK I AM GETTING ANOTHER ROUND, THINK ABOUT IT.

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting down more trees at the East Potomac Golf Links until October 26 following a lawsuit by local groups.

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