联邦法官延长对特朗普在华盛顿特区公共高尔夫球场翻修计划的禁令华盛顿讯——一名联邦法官周一同意延长一项禁令,阻止特朗普政府对美国首都一家百年历史的公共高尔夫球场进行翻修计划。
Judge extends block on Trump's renovation plans for public golf course in DC WASHINGTON -- A federal judge agreed Monday to extend an order blocking the Trump administration's renovation plans for a century-old public golf course in the nation's capital.
美国地区法官安娜·雷耶斯发布了一项初步禁令,暂时禁止政府在东波托马克高尔夫球场砍伐或损坏任何额外的树木。在诉讼期间,政府在对球场的任何“形式或特征”进行任何“无法弥补的修改”之前,必须提前10天以书面形式通知。
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes issued a preliminary injunction that temporarily bars the government from removing or damaging any additional trees on the East Potomac Golf Course. The administration must give 10 days' notice in writing before making any "irreparable modification" to any "forms or features" to the course while the lawsuit is active.
法院此前曾表示:“我不是洛拉克斯,我不替树木发声。”法院仍然不替树木发声。它只替法治发声,雷耶斯写道。
"The Court earlier stated, 'I am not the Lorax. I do not speak for the trees.' The Court still does not speak for the trees. It speaks only for the rule of law," Reyes wrote.
雷耶斯对政府要求她“不要相信现任总统”并无视特朗普关于高尔夫球场翻修计划的言论表示惊讶。
Reyes expressed astonishment that the government has asked her to "not to believe the sitting President" and disregard Trump's statements about his plans for the golf course renovations.
“这起案件最初是关于高尔夫球的。那场美好的散步被毁了。但它已经变得远不止于此,”雷耶斯写道。“它现在迫使法院调和特朗普总统的声明与多名政府雇员的宣誓证词以及司法部资深律师的论点。”10月18日,特朗普在社交媒体上宣布计划从11月15日起关闭该高尔夫球场15个月,并重新开发这座106年的公园和球场,尽管华盛顿特区保护联盟和两名高尔夫球手提出了法律挑战。一天后,特朗普发帖称工作将立即开始。
"This started as a case about golf. That good walk spoiled. But it has become much more," Reyes wrote. "It now forces the Court to reconcile assertions by President Donald J. Trump with the sworn testimony of multiple government employees and the argument of senior Department of Justice attorneys." On Oct. 18, Trump announced plans on social media to close the golf course for 15 months, starting Nov. 15, and redevelop the 106-year-old park and course despite a court challenge by the D.C. Preservation League and two golfers. A day later, Trump posted that the work would start immediately.
雷耶斯由民主党总统乔·拜登提名担任法官,此前曾下令政府暂停该项目的工作,直到至少10月26日。
Reyes, who was nominated to the bench by Democratic President Joe Biden, previously ordered the administration to suspend work on the project until at least Oct. 26.
挑战该项目的原告称,该工作正在造成不可逆转的损害。在一次听证会上,法官在工人们在一个假日周末几乎没有通知原告的情况下砍伐了至少400棵树后,严厉批评了政府。
The plaintiffs challenging the project claim the work is inflicting irreversible damage. At a hearing, the judge excoriated the government after workers cut down at least 400 trees over a holiday weekend with little notice to the plaintiffs.
这项球场改造项目是共和党总统在华盛顿历史景观上留下个人印记的激进运动的一部分,包括他计划在白宫建造一座巨大的舞厅、建造一座巨大的拱门,以及在肯尼迪中心加上自己的名字。
The course renovation project is part of the Republican president's aggressive campaign to leave his personal imprint on Washington's historic landscape, including his plans to construct a huge ballroom at the White House, to build a massive arch and to add his own name to the Kennedy Center.
雷耶斯拒绝了政府要求她回避此案的请求。政府质疑她的公正性,并指控她在该案的紧急听证会上,从法官席上表现出“极其恶劣”的行为。
Reyes rejected the administration's request for her to recuse herself from the case. The government questioned her impartiality and accused her of engaging in "egregious" behavior from the bench during an emergency hearing in the case.
民主前进组织总裁兼首席执行官斯凯·佩里曼表示,该裁决“是一场重大胜利,将正确地保护东波托马克公园免受进一步的不可挽回的损害”。该组织是代表原告——华盛顿特区保护联盟和两名高尔夫球手的团体之一。他还在一封电子邮件中补充说,此举将在案件继续审理期间停止相关活动,“我们渴望在法庭上辩论此案”。白宫未立即回应置评请求。
Democracy Forward President & CEO Skye Perryman, whose organization is one of the groups representing the plaintiffs, DC Preservation League and two golfers, called the ruling "a big win that will rightly protect East Potomac Park from further irreparable harm." He added, in an email, that the move will stop activities "while the case continues, and we are eager to argue the case in court." The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.