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Judge hears latest arguments on White House renovation of Washington golf course

A federal judge grills government lawyers on Trump's golf course plan

Sources (1)· Oct 19, 9:56 PM

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NPR· Oct 19, 9:56 PMJudge hears latest arguments on White House renovation of Washington golf course

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Trump Golf Course Dispute Sparks Clash Between Judge and DOJGovernment attorneys sparred with Judge Ana C. Reyes over testimony by several government witnesses about the chain of decisions surrounding East Potomac Golf Links.

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Activist Mahmoud Khalil asks Supreme Court to let judges quickly reverse immigration detentionsKhalil, a lawful permanent U.S. resident, was detained by immigration authorities last year because of his participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia University in the spring of 2024.

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Judge weighs challenge to Trump's East Potomac Golf takeover after rejecting 'baseless' request for recusalA federal judge on Monday pressed the Trump administration about President Trump’s plan to shut down and renovate East Potomac Park next month despite a previous court order barring any future work at the property while a lawsuit to stop it plays out. Trump in a Truth Social post just minutes before Monday’s hearing...

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Mahmoud Khalil Asks Supreme Court to Weigh In On Fights Against 'Unlawful Attempts to Detain and Deport People'Attorneys representing former Columbia University student organizer Mahmoud Khalil on Monday asked the US Supreme Court to hear a challenge to an appellate ruling that overturned a judge's determination that his 2025 detention by federal immigration officials was unconstitutional. Khalil, a legal US permanent resident who was born in a Palestinian…

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Judge chastises Trump administration plan to push ahead overhaul of DC golf courseThe Trump administration wants to turn a historic public golf course into championship links. Despite a judge's order, hundreds of trees were cut down to make way for the renovation.

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DOJ tells judge that golf course won't close, despite Trumps's insistence after trees cut downThe judge presiding over a court fight involving President Trump’s plans to redo a federal golf course said she plans to extend her order blocking the administration from chopping down more trees at the site, while the president called for the renovation to begin “immediately.” NBC News' Gary Grumbach reports on the judge's reaction to the government's…

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Judge says family 'freaking out' over death threats after Trump calls her 'lunatic'A federal judge said her family was “freaking out” over media reports about death threats, hours after President Donald Trump called her a “crazed lunatic.” U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes made the remark Monday afternoon at a hearing in a lawsuit that seeks to stop Trump’s overhaul of East Potomac Golf Links, a public course in Washington, according to…

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Supreme Court Will Not Revive Plea Deal for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and 9/11 DefendantsThe justices rejected a request from Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and two others accused of plotting the Sept. 11 attacks, clearing the way for a potential death penalty trial.

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News Wrap: Federal judge clashes with DOJ over D.C. golf courseIn our news wrap Monday, a federal judge clashed with Justice Department lawyers in the latest legal standoff over the fate of a Washington, D.C. golf course, the Supreme Court will review a Reconstruction-era ban on home distilleries and Israeli authorities say they've arrested at least ten people in connection with recent settler attacks in the…

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