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US Supreme Court lets Trump continue building $400 million White House ballroom

From The Guardian · () English

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  • The US Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, allowed Donald Trump’s administration to continue above-ground construction of a controversial $400 million White House ballroom.
  • The decision blocks a lower-court order while a historic preservation group seeks to stop the project, which followed the demolition of the White House East Wing.
  • Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s three liberal justices in dissent, calling the construction likely unlawful.

Donald Trump can continue building his planned $400 million White House ballroom after the Supreme Court narrowly intervened in the legal dispute over the project.

The justices voted 5-4 to grant the Trump administration’s request to block a lower-court order that had stopped above-ground construction. A historic preservation group is suing to prevent the ballroom from being built.

a gift

— Donald TrumpTrump’s description of the planned White House ballroom.

Trump demolished the White House’s historic East Wing last year to clear space for the planned ballroom. He has repeatedly described the project as “a gift” to the US people.

Chief Justice John Roberts had earlier issued a temporary order allowing construction to continue. He dissented from the latest decision, joining the court’s three liberal-leaning justices, who said the construction was “likely unlawful”.

likely unlawful

— The three liberal-leaning justicesTheir description of the construction in dissent.
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