U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan temporarily blocked the proposed Triumphal Arch in Washington, D.C., after finding the administration may have bypassed required federal review procedures.
The order came less than an hour after the Trump-appointed National Capital Planning Commission voted 8-4 on November 5 to approve the 250-foot monument for Memorial Circle, between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.
In a 33-page opinion, Chutkan cited likely legal violations and immediate risks from construction, including traffic disruptions, emergency-response complications, and costs to local governments.
