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A lawsuit seeks to stop Trump’s overhaul of a 100-year-old public golf course in Washington
Lawsuit claims Trump's plan violates a 130-year-old law and environmental rules, risking pollution and local jobs at a historic public golf course listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- A federal complaint filed Friday in D.C. court says the Trump administration's overhaul of East Potomac Park, including the golf course, breaches an 1897 act that dedicated the land 'forever' for public recreation.
- Late last year, the U.S. Interior Department cancelled the National Links Trust's 50-year lease, ending its management of three municipal golf courses in Washington, D.C., citing missed improvements while the trust disputes this and says it invested $8.5 million.
- Plaintiffs warn the project would violate environmental laws and pollute the park on the National Register of Historic Places after the National Park Service began dumping debris from the East Wing of the White House onto the golf course in October.
- The nonprofit will continue day-to-day management but long-term renovations will stop, plaintiffs say hundreds of local jobs are jeopardized and the U.S. Interior Department and National Park Service declined to comment on litigation.
- Advocates frame the filing as part of a series of legal battles since January 2025 to reshape public institutions, including a $400 million East Wing ballroom plan and municipal golf course upgrades.
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Two Washington-area golfers and a preservation group have filed suit against the Trump administration over its takeover and planned overhaul of a historic public golf course in the nation’s capital, alleging multiple violations of federal law. The complaint, filed on Feb. 13, alleges that the project violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which requires federal agencies to assess the environmental impact of major actions before p…
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Golfers sue over Trump's overhaul of 100-year-old public course so it doesn't become 'another private playground for the privileged and powerful'
Two golfers in Washington, D.C., sued the federal government on Friday to try to prevent the Trump administration from overhauling a more than 100-year-old public golf course, accusing the administration of violating environmental laws and polluting a park that is on the National Register of Historic Places. The suit is the latest in a series of legal battles challenging President Donald Trump’s extraordinary efforts to put his mark on public sp…
Golfers take swing at Trump over ‘unlawful assault’ on public golf course
Two Washington-area golfers have launched a legal challenge against the Trump administration over its efforts to transform a public golf course into what one described as “yet another private playground for the privileged and powerful,” The Washington Post reported Saturday.In December, the Trump ad...
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Hartford CourantA lawsuit seeks to stop Donald Trump’s overhaul of a 100-year-old public golf course in Washington
Two golfers in Washington, D.C., sued the federal government on Friday to try to prevent the Trump administration from overhauling a more than 100-year-old public golf course, accusing the administration of violating environmental laws and polluting a park that is on the National Register of Historic Places. The suit is the latest in a series of legal battles challenging President Donald Trump’s extraordinary efforts to put his mark on public sp…
A lawsuit seeks to stop Trump’s overhaul of a 100-year-old public golf course in Washington
Two golfers in Washington, D.C., sued the U.S. government on Friday to try to prevent the Trump administration from overhauling a more than 100-year-old public golf course, accusing the administration of violating environmental laws and polluting a park that is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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