A federal judge in Washington said she will open an inquiry into whether Trump administration attorneys breached ethical rules in a dispute over a public golf course near the National Mall. Judge Ana Reyes plans to appoint a special master to examine whether officials and Justice Department lawyers gave the court inaccurate information. Trump's Truth Social posts had said the East Potomac course would close for 15 months and that work would start November 15, but officials could not confirm the plans in court until the Justice Department filed notice that they were real. Separately, Judge Tanya Chutkan was scheduled to hear a request to halt construction of a 250-foot memorial arch, which veterans and an architectural historian have sued to stop, saying Congress must endorse it.
Why it matters: The disputes raise questions about how far presidential authority extends over federal land in the capital and whether government lawyers' statements to courts are accurate.
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