Supreme Court Allows White House to Continue Trump Ballroom Construction Amid Legal Battle
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Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday allowed the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million ballroom project for now, as the Supreme Court considers the Trump administration’s emergency request to intervene in lawsuits over the project.
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BloombergUS Chief Justice Lets Trump Keep Building Ballroom for Now US Chief Justice John Roberts said President Donald Trump can keep building his new White House ballroom for now while the Supreme Court considers issuing a longer-term order blessing continued construction of the massive structure. Bloomberg's June Grasso joins to discuss. (Source: Bloomberg)
ZeroHedgeSupreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Aug. 21 said the Trump administration can proceed with construction of a new White House ballroom.
CNBCThe Supreme Court on Friday allowed President Donald Trump, for now, to continue construction on his controversial White House ballroom project.
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Solicitor General D. John Sauer picked up on that argument, calling the decision halting the work “extraordinary and unlawful.” He said the completion of the project was “vitally required by national security.”
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ZeroHedgeThat prompted the government’s appeal to the Supreme Court. U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer said in the emergency application to the court that a quick decision was imperative because the injunction would halt work that was “vitally required by national security.”
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The National Trust for Historic Preservation is suing Trump to block the project. This is breaking news. Please refresh for updates.
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FortuneThe National Trust for Historic Preservation argues that Trump has no unilateral authority to undertake the work, which has included demolishing the East Wing. Lawyers for the preservation group accused the White House of trying to “outrun the courts” by accelerating construction.
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02 ZeroHedge Roberts, in a brief order, paused the preliminary injunction that had been entered by a U.S. district judge and upheld by a federal appeals court.
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03 CNBC Trump in 2025 had the White House's East Wing demolished, without notifying Congress, to make way for the planned ballroom.
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04 Fortune The temporary order came hours before lower-court rulings would have forced a halt to aboveground construction of the project because Trump didn’t get congressional approval.
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