Judge Chutkan halts construction of Trump's arch for 14 days
US District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued a 14-day temporary restraining order early Friday stopping construction of Trump's arch in Washington, hours after a federal planning panel approved it 8-4.
US District Judge Tanya Chutkan has barred any construction work on President Trump's triumphal arch in Washington for 14 days, according to The Guardian. She issued the temporary restraining order in the early hours of Friday. Deutsche Welle also reports a two-week stop.
The order came hours after the National Capital Planning Commission gave final approval to the arch on Thursday. The vote was 8-4, following a nine-hour hearing in which dozens of witnesses opposed construction, The Guardian reports. The Guardian describes the arch as 250 feet (76 meters) high.
NPR reported that the Trump administration had said it could start construction immediately after the vote. Critics had asked a federal judge to block the work.
The reports do not say what legal grounds the order rests on or who asked for it.
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- NPRTrump's arch is on the verge of federal approval. But a judge could block constructionThu, Nov 5, 5:02 AM EST
- NPRTrump's arch gets a late-night green light. Will a judge stop construction?Fri, Nov 6, 12:05 AM EST
- Deutsche WelleUS judge temporarily blocks Trump's arch project after panel approvalFri, Nov 6, 1:30 AM EST
- The GuardianJudge temporarily halts building work on Trump’s triumphal archFri, Nov 6, 1:36 AM EST
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- Fri, Nov 6, 1:35 AM EST, 2 outlets: Judge temporarily blocks Trump arch construction after federal panel approves plans