Veterans oppose bid to lift notice rule for planned monument

The short version

• Veterans challenging a proposed 250-foot monument opposed an administration request to dissolve a 48-hour advance notice requirement before construction.[The Washington Sun]
• Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced on Sept. 3 that groundbreaking for the arch would commence within two weeks.[The Washington Sun]
• Plaintiffs argued Burgum's post breached a previous judicial order mandating two weeks of advance warning.[The Washington Sun]
• The administration contested the 48-hour notice rule, characterizing it as an unlawful and unwarranted hold on routine agency actions.[The Washington Sun]

Key facts

• Veterans challenged the administration's request to lift a court order requiring 48 hours' notice prior to construction activity.[The Washington Sun]
• Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced on Sept. 3 that groundbreaking for the arch would start within two weeks.[The Washington Sun]
• Plaintiffs claimed the announcement ran afoul of a prior court order requiring two weeks of advance notice.[The Washington Sun]
• The administration characterized the 48-hour notice requirement as an unlawful and unwarranted hold on routine agency operations.[The Washington Sun]

Sources

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