Judge blocks construction of Trump's massive arch after federal agency approval
A federal judge has blocked construction of President Trump's 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, just hours after a federal planning panel approved the project.
A federal judge has blocked construction of President Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, hours after a federal planning panel voted to approve the project.
The National Capital Planning Commission voted eight to four in favour of the arch late on Thursday, after nearly nine hours of testimony from opponents. Within an hour, Judge Tanya Chutkan issued a 14-day restraining order freezing all work, siding with Washington DC and Virginia, which had sued to stop it.
The arch would rise at Memorial Circle, near the Lincoln Memorial, and would stand taller than the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The White House had praised the panel's approval of the project.
The court order is temporary, and the legal fight over the arch is expected to continue in the coming days.
Reporting based on coverage from BBC News.