A federal judge in the United States rejected a request on Friday to halt the White House from hosting a UFC event on the South Lawn this weekend. The event was planned to commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary and Donald Trump’s 80th birthday.
The decision came after District Judge Amit Mehta dismissed a lawsuit filed by two Virginia residents on June 6. They had argued that the Trump administration exceeded its authority by selecting the White House lawn as the venue for the upcoming UFC mixed martial arts event on Sunday.
Judge Mehta determined that the plaintiffs lacked legal standing to challenge the event and did not demonstrate that they would suffer irreparable harm from the event proceeding as scheduled. He also criticized the plaintiffs for delaying their lawsuit against an event that had been in the planning stages for months.
“In the context of an emergency application, and given the long-known date of the UFC fight, it is reasonable to say that the plaintiffs unreasonably delayed filing suit, weakening their claims of irreparable harm,” Judge Mehta stated.
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