Federal judge rejects bid to block UFC event planned at the White House this weekend

A federal judge on Friday denied an attempt to block a Ultimate Fighting Championship event planned for the White House this weekend, according to CBS News Politics.

The bid sought to stop the event from moving forward and would have altered the government’s ability to host the UFC at the presidential residence on the weekend schedule, the report said.

CBS News reported that the judge rejected the request, concluding the effort to halt the event did not succeed in court.

The UFC event is therefore expected to proceed as scheduled, absent additional litigation or a separate court order, the report said.

Public events at federal venues can raise a range of legal questions, including how venue rules and federal authority are applied, and what standards courts use when emergency relief is sought close to an event date.

The decision also underscores that last-minute efforts to change federal event plans must clear a demanding legal threshold in order to obtain time-sensitive injunctive relief, CBS News said.

The next steps, according to the reporting, depend on whether additional legal actions are filed and whether any further orders are requested and granted before the scheduled event time.