Chief Justice Roberts Temporarily Allows Trump White House Ballroom Construction to Proceed
Sourced from 7 publications
- •Chief Justice Roberts temporarily blocked lower court rulings that would have halted aboveground construction of the White House ballroom within hours.
- •The National Trust for Historic Preservation has been the primary legal opponent of the $400 million project, according to NPR.
- •Lower courts cited the lack of congressional approval as grounds for stopping construction, per PBS NewsHour and Indiatimes.
- •The Trump administration has framed the ballroom as a national security necessity.
- •The temporary order holds only while the Supreme Court considers whether to hear the administration's emergency appeal.
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