Reversal: Supreme Court Allows Trump Ballroom Construction
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary administrative stay on Friday that lets construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom continue. The order blocked lower-court rulings that were set to halt the aboveground work at midnight. Work may proceed while the justices weigh next steps.
The order does not decide whether the project is lawful. It gives the court time to consider whether to pause the adverse rulings during appeal. Two other courts had found Trump is pursuing the ballroom unlawfully because Congress hasn’t approved it.
The challenge was brought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The project is described as a 90,000‑square‑foot ballroom costing about $400 million.
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