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Supreme Court Petitioned to Halt Trump's $400 Million White House Ballroom

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  • 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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