Supreme Court Allows Construction of Trump’s White House Ballroom to Proceed

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.

Supreme Court Allows Trump’s White House Ballroom Construction

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

Supreme Court Lets Trump Keep Building White House Ballroom

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

Supreme Court clears way for White House ballroom construction to continue

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

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

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.

Supreme Court says Trump can build White House ballroom as lawsuit continues

Chief Justice John Roberts dissented with three liberal justices, saying, "That construction is likely unlawful."

US Supreme Court allows Trump ballroom project to proceed

The ruling allows the Trump administration to continue the $400 million White House ballroom construction project for now.

U.S. Supreme Court clears way for Trump to continue building White House ballroom

Lawsuit will return to lower courts, but documents say key portions of $400-million project could be complete within months

By Lindsay Whitehurst

Supreme Court Lets White House Ballroom Construction Continue In Major Win For Trump

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against the historic preservationists who sought to block the project.

By Sara Dorn, Forbes Staff

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

Supreme Court clears way for continued White House ballroom construction