A lawsuit seeks to stop Trump’s overhaul of a 100-year-old public golf course in Washington

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...

A 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.

Trump administration sued over its attempt to overhaul historic golf course

A legal challenge has been launched in Washington to protect the historic East Potomac Golf Course from a proposed federal overhaul. Local residents and a preservation group claim the administration's plan to reconstruct the site violates a century old public park act and poses significant environmental risks to the community.

Trump administration sued for attempting to overhaul public golf course in Washington

A non-profit organisation and two residents in Washington sued President Donald Trump's administration on Friday seeking to stop its attempted overhaul of a more than a century-old public golf course, a court filing showed. Since taking office in January 2025, Trump has targeted US cultural and historical institutions - from museums and monuments to national parks and arts centres - in an attempt to reshape them. Late last year, the Trump admini…

Trump administration sued for attempted overhaul of public golf course in Washington

Mr. Trump's Interior Department said it was terminating the 50-year lease the group received in 2020 to ​run the golf courses. ‌The agency accused NLT of failing to make required investments in the properties and to pay rent.