
Supreme Court Allows Construction of Trump’s White House Ballroom to Continue
The US Supreme Court has permitted the continuation of construction for Donald Trump’s proposed White House ballroom project. While clearing the immediate legal hurdle, Chief Justice John Roberts indicated the development is likely unlawful.
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US Supreme Court clears way for Trump to keep building White House ballroom
The National Trust for Historic Preservation argued the president did not have authority to proceed with construction.
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Lower-court rulings would have blocked construction of the 90,000-square-foot ballroom after finding that the Trump administration should have first sought approval from Congress.
By Ann E. Marimow
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The US Supreme Court let President Donald Trump keep building his new White House ballroom for now, brushing aside conclusions by two lower courts that he is probably violating the law.
By Greg Stohr
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Ruling on $400mn project means building is likely to be completed
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The decision hands President Donald Trump a major political victory in his controversial bid to oversee the largest addition to the executive mansion in decades.
By Justin Jouvenal, Dan Diamond
Read full article →US supreme court allows Trump to keep building $400m White House ballroom
Justices’ 5-4 ruling permits Trump administration appeal to block lower court order halting above-ground work A divided US supreme court has permitted Donald Trump to continue building his controversial $400m White House ballroom amid legal challenges. In a 5-4 ruling, the justices permitted the Trump administration’s request to block a lower court order which had halted above-ground construction of the project while a lawsuit by a historic preservation group seeks to block it. Continue rea...
By Guardian staff
Read full article →Trump's White House ballroom construction gets another lifeline from SCOTUS amid heated legal fight
Chief Justice John Roberts warned the White House ballroom project is "likely unlawful," but the Supreme Court let construction continue for now.
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Chief Justice John Roberts dissented with three liberal justices, saying, "That construction is likely unlawful."
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The ruling allows the Trump administration to continue the $400 million White House ballroom construction project for now.
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Lawsuit will return to lower courts, but documents say key portions of $400-million project could be complete within months
By Lindsay Whitehurst
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The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against the historic preservationists who sought to block the project.
By Sara Dorn, Forbes Staff
Read full article →Trump’s ballroom construction ‘likely unlawful,’ John Roberts says, but Supreme Court will allow it anyway
Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the court's three liberal justices, writing in his dissent that the ongoing construction was ‘likely unlawful’
By Jasmine Fernández
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The Trump administration asked the justices to intervene after federal courts found the project must halt because it didn't have congressional approval.
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