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US Supreme Court Allows Trump Ballroom Construction to Continue

From Der Standard · () German

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  • The Supreme Court allowed construction of Donald Trump's proposed White House ballroom to continue for now.
  • Five conservative justices found that the government had good prospects of defeating a lawsuit brought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
  • The court said its decision did not determine whether the construction project itself was legal.

The US Supreme Court has allowed construction of President Donald Trump's controversial White House ballroom to continue for the time being, but stopped short of approving the project itself.

Five conservative justices ruled that the government had good prospects of having a lawsuit by the National Trust for Historic Preservation dismissed. The decision gives the construction work room to proceed while the legal dispute continues.

The project has drawn criticism because Trump ordered the historic East Wing of the White House demolished in October 2025 to make space for a ballroom that could accommodate up to 1,000 guests. Trump had presented the ballroom plans the previous year.

The court emphasized that its ruling did not settle the question of whether the construction was lawful. The decision therefore permits the work to continue for now without resolving the broader challenge to the project.

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