US Supreme Court allows Trump ballroom project to proceed for now
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- The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to lift a lower-court order blocking construction of the White House ballroom project.
- Five conservative justices said the challengers likely lacked standing, while Chief Justice John Roberts and the three liberal justices dissented.
- Roberts called the project likely unlawful because Congress had not approved it, while Trump welcomed the ruling.
The $400 million White House ballroom project can continue for now after the US Supreme Court lifted a lower-court order that had halted construction.
This Court has not found standing in circumstances like these before. To the contrary, we have repeatedly held that mere offense, disagreement, or distaste does not qualify as a concrete and particularized injury.
Five of the court’s six conservative justices said the plaintiffs likely lacked the legal standing to bring the case. They wrote that “This Court has not found standing in circumstances like these before. To the contrary, we have repeatedly held that mere offense, disagreement, or distaste does not qualify as a concrete and particularized injury.”
Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s three liberal justices in dissent. Roberts wrote that the construction was “likely unlawful” because Congress had not approved it, adding, “Today’s decision is no victory for the separation of powers.”
Perhaps nearly any government action or project offends someone’s sensibilities.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation brought the case after the White House East Wing was demolished and work began on a 90,000-square-foot ballroom. The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene after lower federal courts said the project needed to stop because it lacked congressional approval.
Today’s decision is no victory for the separation of powers.
Trump celebrated the decision on Truth Social, saying, “I am pleased to report that the United States Supreme Court has just ruled in favor of the Ballroom/Military Complex being built without any further contingency, doubt, or threat.” Justice Department lawyers had previously defended the project by citing the need for a secure ballroom, including a missile threat involving Air Force One and other recent assassination attempts.
I am pleased to report that the United States Supreme Court has just ruled in favor of the Ballroom/Military Complex being built without any further contingency, doubt, or threat.
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Originally published by Times of Oman in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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