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阿米特·梅塔法官裁定，原告在第三条宪法标准下提出的审美和情感伤害诉求不成立
作者：伊莱恩·马伦，福克斯新闻
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一名联邦法官于周五为UFC自由250赛事本周末在白宫与林肯纪念堂的举办扫清了障碍，驳回了这场备受瞩目的赛事举办前几天提出的最后一分钟法庭挑战。
美国地区法官阿米特·P·梅塔是奥巴马时期任命的法官，他驳回了两名华盛顿地区居民提出的叫停这场综合格斗赛事的紧急请求，裁定原告首先就不具备起诉的法律资格，且未证明自身受到了足够严重的伤害。
这起诉讼对“UFC自由250”赛事的举办计划提出了质疑，该赛事是与美国建国250周年庆祝活动相关的综合格斗赛事。赛事安排包括6月12日在林肯纪念堂举行的新闻发布会和选手称重仪式，以及6月14日在白宫南草坪举行的格斗赛。预计将吸引数千名现场观众。
【图片说明】 2026年5月26日，华盛顿特区白宫南草坪的施工仍在继续，届时唐纳德·特朗普总统将在此举办UFC赛事，纪念美国建国250周年。
原告方辩称，这些赛事违反了国家公园管理局关于特殊活动的规定，在南草坪搭建的UFC赛事专用擂台“利爪”未经国会授权，联邦官员未按照《国家环境政策法》的要求开展环境审查，且政府的行为超出了其法定权限。
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梅塔并未就上述任何一项诉求是否合法有效作出裁决。相反，他认定原告所称的伤害本质上主要是审美和情感层面的，并未证明存在宪法第三条所要求的具体、个人层面的损害。原告方曾将这个被称为“利爪”的大型UFC赛事搭建结构描述为视觉上的冒犯，并辩称“对国家纪念物未经授权的商业开发造成了伤害”。
梅塔驳回了这一观点，他写道：“一般的情感伤害，无论感受多么深切，都不足以构成法律意义上的实际伤害，以满足起诉资格的要求。”
【图片说明】 2026年5月6日，华盛顿特区白宫椭圆形办公室内展示的UFC自由250冠军腰带。（斯科特·泰奇/祖夫有限责任公司）
梅塔援引美国最高法院的先例写道，受到威胁的伤害必须“确实迫在眉睫”，才能被认定为实际伤害。他认为，一名原告声称自己可能在驾车上班时看到赛事的说法过于牵强，而另一名原告计划在赛事场地附近抗议的诉求，也不符合传统的审美伤害案件范畴。
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梅塔裁定：“我们在现有判例中找不到任何依据，可以表明偶然看到令人不快事物的人，为了起诉资格的目的，遭受了法律意义上的实际伤害。”
裁决书中提到，唐纳德·特朗普总统曾在2025年公开提议在白宫举办UFC赛事，而在诉讼提交前几周，筹备工作就已公开可见。根据该裁决意见书，尽管赛事筹备计划早已广为人知，但原告直到赛事举办前几天才寻求紧急救济。
【图片说明】 2026年6月5日，华盛顿特区，为UFC自由250赛事进行的白宫南草坪施工仍在继续。唐纳德·特朗普总统将在白宫场地举办这场UFC赛事，纪念美国建国250周年。（凯文·卡特/盖蒂图片社）
梅塔还强调了存在争议的搭建物和活动的临时性。与赛事相关的搭建工程预计将在格斗赛结束后不久拆除。
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裁决书中提到了这项赛事近一年的筹备工作、联邦机构之间的广泛协调、数百名工作人员和承包商的参与，以及UFC及其关联机构预计投入的6000万美元资金。
裁决书还提到，预计将有数千名现场观众，以及数百万远程观众。
伊莱恩·马伦是福克斯新闻数字频道和福克斯商业频道的记者，报道全国政治新闻。
Obama judge rules on effort to block America 250 events at WH and Lincoln Memorial
June 12, 2026 4:38pm EDT / Fox News
Judge Amit Mehta found the plaintiffs’ aesthetic and emotional injuries insufficient under Article III
By Elaine Mallon, Fox News
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A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for UFC Freedom 250 to proceed at the White House and Lincoln Memorial this weekend, rejecting a last-minute court challenge just days before the high-profile event.
U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta, an Obama appointee, denied an emergency request by two Washington-area residents to halt the mixed martial arts showdown, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked legal standing to sue in the first place and had not demonstrated a sufficient injury.
The lawsuit challenged plans for “UFC Freedom 250,” a mixed martial arts event tied to celebrations surrounding the nation’s 250th anniversary. The event includes a June 12 news conference and fighter face-offs at the Lincoln Memorial and a June 14 fight card on the White House South Lawn. It is expected to bring thousands of viewers.
Construction continues on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 26, 2026, ahead of a UFC match hosted by President Donald Trump to honor the 250th anniversary of the United States.
The plaintiffs argued that the events violate National Park Service regulations governing special events, that the UFC staging ring, known as “The Claw,” erected on the South Lawn lacked congressional authorization, that federal officials failed to conduct environmental review required under the National Environmental Policy Act, and that the government’s actions exceeded its legal authority.
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Mehta did not decide whether any of those claims were legally valid. Instead, he determined that the plaintiffs’ alleged injuries were largely aesthetic and emotional in nature and did not demonstrate the kind of concrete, personal harm required under Article III of the Constitution. The plaintiffs had described the massive UFC staging structure known as “The Claw” as visually offensive and argued that the “unauthorized, commercial exploitation of the national monuments caused harm.”
Mehta rejected this notion, writing that “general emotional harm, no matter how deeply felt, cannot suffice for injury-in-fact for standing purposes.”
The UFC Freedom 250 championship belt is displayed inside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2026.(Scott Taetsch/Zuffa LLC)
Citing precedent from the U.S. Supreme Court, Mehta wrote that a threatened injury must be “certainly impending” to qualify as an injury in fact. He found that one plaintiff’s assertions that he might encounter the event while driving for work were too speculative, while the other plaintiff’s plans to attend protests near the sites did not fit within traditional aesthetic-injury cases.
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“[W]e can find nothing in the existing case law to suggest that a person who incidentally views something unpleasant has suffered an injury-in-fact for purposes of standing,” Mehta ruled.
The ruling noted that President Donald Trump publicly proposed hosting a UFC event at the White House in 2025 and that preparations had been visible for weeks before the lawsuit was filed. According to the opinion, the plaintiffs waited until days before the event to seek emergency relief despite longstanding public knowledge that the event was planned.
Construction continues on the South Lawn of the White House for the Freedom 250 UFC match on June 5, 2026, in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump is hosting the UFC match on the White House grounds to honor the 250th anniversary of the United States.(Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
Mehta also emphasized the temporary nature of the disputed structures and activities. Construction associated with the event is scheduled to be dismantled shortly after the fight card concludes.
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The opinion cited nearly a year of planning, extensive coordination among federal agencies, the involvement of hundreds of workers and contractors, and an estimated $60 million investment by UFC and affiliated organizations.
The ruling also referenced the expected attendance of thousands of spectators and the anticipated remote audience of millions.
Elaine Mallon is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business covering national politics.
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