US EditionJudge blocks Trump White House ballroom project for now
The ruling bars further demolition and construction unless Congress gives express approval, while security-related work can continue.
- On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon blocked President Donald Trump's $400 million White House ballroom project, granting a preliminary injunction that halts construction on the site of the demolished East Wing.
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued the administration in December, alleging it lacked authority to demolish the historic East Wing without congressional approval or consultation with the National Park Service.
- Trump has vowed the ballroom will be the "finest," part of plans for a 250-foot arch, while a Commission of Fine Arts panel voted 6-0 in February to approve the design.
- Calling the White House grounds a "special place" and an "iconic symbol," Leon's ruling represents a setback for the Justice Department, which had defended the project as an allowable alteration.
- The preliminary injunction keeps the ballroom project on hold while the National Trust's lawsuit continues, effectively shifting control over White House alterations from the administration to ongoing legal proceedings.
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Trump says work on 'massive' White House bunker to go ahead despite block on ballroom
US President Donald Trump says work will continue on underground bunker at the White House after a federal judge ordered him to suspend his ballroom project, which demolished the building's East Wing.
The controversial plans of US President Trump to redesign his headquarters have been legally slowed down. A federal district judge stopped the construction work for the approximately 8,000 square meter new ballroom at the White House. Thus, the 400 million dollar construction project is on ice until a lawsuit filed by monument protectors is negotiated.
Judge orders White House ballroom construction to stop
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to suspend construction of a $400 million ballroom after it demolished the East Wing of the White House. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington granted a preservationist group’s request for a…
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