{"id":2291,"date":"2026-06-10T05:35:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T05:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2291"},"modified":"2026-06-10T05:35:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T05:35:42","slug":"trump-argues-lawsuit-seeking-to-halt-white-house-ufc-fight-was-brought-too-late","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2291","title":{"rendered":"Trump argues lawsuit seeking to halt White House UFC fight was brought too \u2018late\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div> <div>\n<button>\n<strong>\n<span><svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span>Summary<\/span>\n<\/strong>\n<span><svg><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<span><svg><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<\/button>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>The Trump administration is asking a federal judge to reject a lawsuit seeking to halt a UFC fight at the White House this weekend.<\/li>\n<li>Justice Department lawyers argue the challenge was filed too late, after months of planning and construction of a structure on the South Lawn.<\/li>\n<li>Two Virginia residents contend officials violated federal law by erecting the fight venue without required congressional approval for structures on public land.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<span>AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            The Trump administration is urging a federal judge to reject a bid to stop an upcoming UFC fight at the White House, arguing that a lawsuit from two Virginia residents against the event was brought too late to justify judicial intervention now.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2285\">Graham Platner tears into Republicans after clinching Susan Collins matchup in Maine, and other primary night takeaways<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Justice Department lawyers told US District Judge Amit P. Mehta that a ruling blocking the event, which is set to take place this coming weekend, would upend months of careful planning and unfairly burden a host of parties on the other side of the case, including President Donald Trump, thousands of spectators and more than a dozen athletes expected to participate in the event.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cNo one is holding plaintiffs in a jiu jitsu lock, forcing them to watch UFC Freedom 250 against their will. The public interest does not favor allowing them to exercise a heckler\u2019s veto, particularly at this late date,\u201d the government attorneys wrote in a court filing, referring to claims from the two plaintiffs that the event was causing them to suffer an \u201caesthetic injury,\u201d among other alleged harms.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cPlaintiffs\u2019 aesthetic interests are dwarfed by the amount of time, labor, and funding that has been invested in reliance upon an understanding that the planned activities will take place,\u201d they wrote. \u201cNot to mention the excitement of fans and service members planning to attend or watch remotely. Plaintiffs did nothing for months while these costs accrued. On the equities, this is not a close call.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The administration said any \u201cdelay\u201d in the event \u201ccould jeopardize the health of the 14 professional athletes involved in the event, as prolonged weight cutting can result in heat injuries, urinary and kidney problems including kidney failure, seizures, and hypovolemic shock.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People look at a sign of the UFC Freedom 250 fight card, near the White House in Washington, DC, US, June 9, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-2289\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ad458f57308957d2a6f149fcf3e46173.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ad458f57308957d2a6f149fcf3e46173.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ad458f57308957d2a6f149fcf3e46173-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>People look at a sign of the UFC Freedom 250 fight card, near the White House in Washington, DC, US, June 9, 2026.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Kevin Lamarque\/Reuters<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            The lawsuit was filed Saturday by the Public Integrity Project on behalf of a Vietnam War veteran and a civic activist.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Judges weighing emergency requests like the one at hand consider several factors, including whether doing so would is overly unfair to one side or the other and whether they think there\u2019s a public interest in halting a government action.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2271\">Republican Steve Hilton will face Democrat Xavier Becerra in California governor\u2019s race, CNN projects<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            But they also look at the strength of the claims being pushed in the underlying lawsuit. In the UFC case, which was brought last weekend, the plaintiffs contend that officials circumvented federal rules and regulations to allow the privately run event to take place on government property, including by allegedly violating a law requiring congressional approval before any structure can be erected on public land in Washington, DC.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            In recent days, a massive structure has been built on the White House\u2019s South Lawn to hold the fight, which is set to take place on Sunday, a day after a ceremonial weigh-in occurs at the Lincoln Memorial.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<header>\n<span>\n      Related article\n    <\/span>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he meets with UFC fighters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 6, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-2290\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0ec257ff724cf7167d9dcc105515774c.jpg\" width=\"256\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he meets with UFC fighters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 6, 2026.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images\/File<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n<span>Trump family promotes coins commemorating White House UFC fight<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>3  min read<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            The Justice Department told Mehta that all of the claims asserted by the two Virginians are \u201cmeritless.\u201d They said federal law does not require Congress to approve \u201ctemporary structures\u201d on the White House grounds and that the \u201cclaw\u201d will be disassembled starting Monday.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The judge has not scheduled a hearing over the plaintiffs\u2019 request for an emergency court order halting the event. Lawyers for the challengers have asked the appointee of former President Barack Obama to make a decision on their request by Thursday.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThe harm here is irreparable in the most basic sense: it cannot be undone once it occurs,\u201d they wrote in court papers filed. \u201cOnce the cage fights are staged on the South Lawn and the weigh-ins are held at the Lincoln Memorial, the violation of the character and sanctity of these monumental spaces will be complete and incapable of remedy through later proceedings.\u201d\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2265\">Iran war ripple effects are increasing risks of acute hunger for millions, World Food Program chief says<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Trump administration is urging a federal judge to reject a bid to stop an upcoming UFC fight at the White House, arguing that a lawsuit from two Virginia residents against the event was brought too late to justify judicial intervention now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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