Supreme Court Lets Trump White House Ballroom Construction Continue
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- The U.S. Supreme Court halted lower-court orders that would have temporarily blocked construction of a new White House ballroom.
- The unsigned 5-4 ruling said the National Trust for Historic Preservation lacked the legal right to bring the lawsuit, without ruling on the project’s legality.
- Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s three liberal justices in dissent.
Construction of President Donald Trump’s proposed White House ballroom can continue after the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against temporarily blocking the project.
The 90,000-square-foot ballroom is planned for the site of the former East Wing. The court halted lower-court rulings that had put the construction on hold while a legal challenge moved forward.
In an unsigned opinion, the justices said the National Trust for Historic Preservation did not have the legal right to sue. The court did not decide whether Trump’s East Wing project itself is lawful.
Chief Justice John Roberts dissented with the court’s three liberal justices. Roberts had earlier allowed construction to continue temporarily while the court considered the Trump administration’s request for emergency relief.
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