Judge blocks D.C. golf course tree removal, orders government to give notice before more changes

A federal judge on Monday night indefinitely blocked the Trump administration from removing even a single tree from a public golf course in Washington, D.C. that President Donald Trump intends to immediately transform into a championship-style course. She has ordered the government to provide notice of at least ten business days before any closure or any “irreversible modification” to the East Potomac Park.

U.S. District Ana Reyes granted the request by a coalition of a preservationist group and local golfers to block the Trump administration from razing the course after the government abruptly chopped down hundreds of trees over a