Supreme Court Petitioned to Halt Trump's $400 Million White House Ballroom
Sourced from 4 publications
- •The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued to block the ballroom, arguing the president cannot build new structures on government property without Congress.
- •Construction is 65% complete and proceeding 20 hours a day, seven days a week, strengthening the administration's argument that halting it is impractical.
- •Trump's legal arguments could undermine enforceability of environmental and other federal laws if the Supreme Court accepts them, according to Vox.
- •The administration asked the Supreme Court to allow construction to continue, and the Trust filed its counter-request less than a week later.
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