Appeals court rules Trump must get approval from Congress on ballroom, ordering halt to construction
The 2-1 ruling says Trump needs congressional approval for the $400 million project and pauses construction for 14 days for a possible appeal.
- A divided federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump is unlawfully constructing a $400 million ballroom at the White House on the site of the demolished East Wing, dealing the administration a major setback.
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued last year after the administration tore down the East Wing and began building a 90,000-square-foot ballroom without seeking Congressional authorization.
- Justice Department attorney Yaakov Roth argued the privately funded project is necessary for security, while preservation lawyer Thaddeus Heuer countered that the administration "just don't want to go to Congress."
- The appeals court placed its ruling on hold for 14 days to allow the Trump administration to appeal to the Supreme Court, setting up a potential high-stakes showdown over presidential authority.
- Trump defended the ballroom on Truth Social last month, promising it "will be magnificent, safe, and secure," while a judge recently ordered his name removed from the Kennedy Center exterior in a separate lawsuit.
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A court has crossed Donald Trump's plans for a ballroom next to the White House for the time being, but the US president could bring the case to the Supreme Court.
US President Donald Trump is the nation's chief builder. What has long proved its worth in the US capital is a thorn in his eye. His own buildings are supposed to be here. However, in one of his prestige projects, a court is now taking him to the parade.
Donald Trump won't like this: until further notice the excavators have to stand still, his ballroom at the White House must not be built. Now the president has to appeal to the Supreme Court.
US appeals court halts construction of Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project
A federal appeals court on Friday ordered US President Donald Trump’s administration to stop construction of its $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House's demolished East Wing. The court added that a president cannot fundamentally reshape the White House without congressional approval.
A U.S. court has paralysed the work already being carried out in the White House by considering that the decision to build "is not a matter of the executive's self-tutela"
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