Supreme Court lets Trump's White House ballroom construction continue for now
The justices did not rule on the ballroom’s legality and said the preservation group likely lacks standing as construction advances.
- On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to allow President Donald Trump to continue construction on his $400 million White House East Wing ballroom, reversing a lower court order that had halted the project.
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation had sued to block the project, contending that demolishing the East Wing and constructing the 90,000-square-foot ballroom and security structure required congressional approval.
- Administration officials told the Court the project is 65% complete, with $200 million already spent or committed; Trump claims the "magnificent" facility is vital for national security and funded entirely by private donations.
- Chief Justice John Roberts dissented, joined by the Court's three liberals, arguing the construction is "likely unlawful" because Congress had not explicitly authorized it. He invoked Winston Churchill to criticize the project's impact on the People's House.
- Construction will continue as the administration prepares for a full Supreme Court review this term, with Trump expecting the complex completed by summer of 2028. Trump declared the ruling a victory for his vision of transforming Washington.
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Split Supreme Court lets Trump build his ballroom
What happenedThe Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to finish his 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom, ruling in a 5-4 decision that the congressionally chartered historical preservation group that won in two lower courts lacked standing to challenge the project. Chief Justice John Roberts dissented with the three liberal justices, calling the ballroom construction “likely unlawful” because it hadn’t been appr…
Supreme Court Allows Construction of Trump’s White House Ballroom and Military Complex to Continue.
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of allowing construction on President Trump's White House ballroom to continue, after a lower court's attempt to halt the project.
US Supreme Court lets Trump move ahead with his White House ballroom project • Oklahoma Voice
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump does not have to follow a lower court order to stop aboveground construction on his $400 million East Wing ballroom, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday in a 5-4 decision, all but guaranteeing work on the new complex will continue to accelerate. In an opinion from the conservative super-majority, the […]
Supreme Court Hands Trump Major Victory, Allows $400 Million White House Ballroom Project to Continue
President Donald Trump scored a significant victory at the U.S. Supreme Court Monday after the justices ruled 5-4 that construction may continue on his massive $400 million White House ballroom project while the legal fight surrounding the development moves forward. The ruling clears the way for work to continue on the 90,000-square-foot addition replacing the [...] The post Supreme Court Hands Trump Major Victory, Allows $400 Million White Hous…
Supreme Court Hands Trump Major Ballroom Win
In a 5-4 ruling Monday, the high court granted an emergency application from the Trump administration, blocking lower court orders that would have halted construction on a massive ballroom addition to the White House. The post Supreme Court Hands Trump Major Ballroom Win appeared first on American Faith.
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