U.S. Supreme Court temporarily allows Trump White House ballroom construction to continue

The construction of a massive White House ballroom is moving full steam ahead after the Supreme Court found a historic preservation group likely had no right to stop it. "We have a lot of very happy construction workers," President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday. The $400 million project on the site of the former...

The Supreme Court ruled this week that construction may continue on President Trump's new ballroom despite a lawsuit from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson weighs in.

President Donald Trump's White House East Wing ballroom project divides Americans as the Supreme Court allows construction amid ongoing litigation.

The Supreme Court on August 31 voted 5–4 in favor of allowing the White House to proceed with the construction of its $400 million ballroom, the Associated Press reports. The decision replaces a temporary order issued last month by Chief Justice John Roberts, after the Trump administration sought an emergency ruling to reverse a federal […]

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to keep building its new White House ballroom, even as the project itself is likely unlawful.

Yesterday, the United States' highest court said that the construction on the above-ground elements of the White House ballroom extension can continue. The Supreme Court lifted the temporary ban that was put on construction by a lower court judge in April, responding to a lawsuit by preservationists including the non-profit organisation National Trust for Historic The post US Supreme Court says construction of Trump's White House ballroom can continue appeared first on Dezeen.

A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the White House to continue construction on a $400 million ballroom project as lawsuits play out, a win for President Donald Trump as he flexes unprecedented executive power and remakes the capital in his image.The apparent 5-4 decision replaces a temporary order issued earlier this month, shortly before a court-ordered halt would have gone into effect.That temporary order was signed by Chief Justice John Roberts, assigned to handle appeals from the capital. But he publicly disagreed with the latest decision, writing a strong dissent that said the project is likely unlawful because it hasn’t been approved by Congress.“Today’s decision is no victory for the separation of powers,” Roberts wrote. The court’s three liberal-leaning justices agreed.The majority, on the other hand, found the National Trust for Historic Preservation likely did not have the legal right to challenge the project.The unsigned order pointed to government arguments that the ballroom would address national security concerns by shielding a planned underground military installation and offering a more secure structure for large events than the tents currently used.By contrast, “the only harm the Trust claims is the offense one of its members will suffer from having to view a structure of the ‘scale,’ ‘height,’ and ‘massing’ the government intends,” it states.Trump applauded the decision, writing in a social media post, “I am pleased to report that the United States Supreme Court has just ruled in favor of the Ballroom/Military Complex being built without any further contingency, doubt, or threat.”The majority’s order did not directly decide the legality of the project, and the suit will return to lower courts. Documents filed in the case, though, say that key portions of the project could be complete within months — a quick timeline compared with a typical legal case.The trust’s president and CEO, Brent Leggs, said the group was disappointed with the decision but pleased with Roberts’ dissent. “This is not the final decision on the merits of our case and does not resolve our fundamental argument — that each President is a temporary steward of the People’s House and does not have the unilateral authority to demolish and redesign it without the approval of Congress,” he said in a statement.The Trump administration asked the justices to intervene after federal courts found the project must halt because it didn’t have congressional approval.The lawsuit from the trust argued that Trump has no unilateral authority to undertake the work, which has included demolishing the East Wing. The group’s lawyers accused the White House of trying to “outrun the courts” by accelerating construction.In lower courts, the administration has argued that the president has total authority to renovate the White House and other federal buildings.The trust and the four dissenters, however, note that federal law prohibits the construction of any structure on federal parks or public grounds in D.C. “without express authority of Congress.”The trust and its members, meanwhile, are “deeply committed to the preservation of historic American buildings,” bolstering their legal right to sue, Roberts wrote.Trump on Monday called the lawsuit “baseless.”“When completed in the Summer of 2028, the magnificent Ballroom and Military Complex will be something that the entire Country is very proud of,” he wrote.The administration has said crews are working 20 hours a day on the planned 90,000-square-foot (8,400-square-meter) ballroom. The framework is expected to be completed in November and much of the facade done by April, with full completion slated for August 2028, according to court documents.U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ordered a stop to aboveground construction of the planned ballroom in April, though the order would allow work on bunkers and military installations below ground to continue. Leon was nominated by President George W. Bush, a Republican.The ruling was suspended but later upheld by a divided appeals court panel. Two judges appointed by Democratic presidents found the project was for Congress to decide and “not a matter for Executive self-help.” A third judge, appointed by Trump, found that the preservationist group that challenged the project had no legal right to sue.Solicitor General D. John Sauer also made that argument to the justices and said the decision halting the work was “extraordinary and unlawful.” He said the completion of the project was “vitally required by national security.” National security was not an initial focus when Trump announced the work he said would be funded by private donations.The administration has scored a series of other victories on the high court’s emergency docket, though the justices have ruled against some of the president’s signature policies after fuller review. Associated Press writer Michael Kunzelman contributed to this story. Follow the AP’s coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court at https://apnews.com/hub/us-supreme-court. —Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The Supreme Court voted 5-4 on Monday to allow White House ballroom construction to continue, halting a lower court's ruling that tried to temporarily halt work on the 90,000-square-foot space. Nancy Cordes reports.

For now, brushing aside conclusions by two lower courts that he is probably violating the law.

The US Supreme Court has handed President Donald Trump a significant legal win, clearing the way for construction of his planned White House ballroom to keep moving after opponents sought to stop the project. In a 5-4 vote, the conservative-leaning court lifted a lower-court order that had required work to be paused. Chief Justice John […]

Granting a Trump request over four dissents, the justices on Monday put on hold a ruling that was poised to block most above-ground construction of the 90,000-square-foot facility.

The decision means construction will advance, while a lawsuit brought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation will play out in lower courts -- something that could take months or years

The US Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump to continue construction of his White House ballroom, granting him a major victory against opponents of the project.

The Supreme Court did not rule on the legality of the construction project, but said the National Trust for Historic Preservation likely lacked standing in suing the Trump Administration.

A majority of Supreme Court justices ruled that construction can continue on President Trump’s White House ballroom, which also features a secure underground facility. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez reports.

Conservative-dominated court ruled 5-4 to lift a lower order demanding most construction be halted

A divided Supreme Court has allowed the White House to continue construction on a $558 million ballroom project as lawsuits play out, a win for US President Donald Trump as he remakes the capital in his image.

The US Supreme Court has ruled to allow construction of the White House ‌ballroom while Donald Trump challenges a judicial order that would halt the project.

The decision replaces a temporary order issued earlier this month.

The US Supreme Court in a 5-4 ruling on Monday let Donald Trump’s administration continue construction of his White House ballroom complex while the US president challenges a judicial order that would halt much of the development, with Chief Justice John Roberts in a dissent calling the project “likely unlawful”. The court granted the administration’s request to block a lower court’s order halting above-ground construction of the US$400 million ballroom while a lawsuit by a historic preservation...

The project has roiled Washington, with critics saying Trump acted unlawfully by unilaterally ordering the demolition of the entire White House East Wing. The post US Supreme Court allows Trump ballroom project to proceed appeared first on Vanguard News.

A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the White House to continue construction on a $400 million ballroom project as lawsuits play out, a win for President Donald…

Ruling on $400mn project means building is likely to be completed

The Supreme Court delivered a win to President Donald Trump, ruling that construction on the $400 million White House ballroom can continue. The post Supreme Court Delivers Win to Trump, Allows Construction to Continue on White House Ballroom appeared first on Breitbart.

SCOTUS Rules Trump Can Build White House Ballroom, Roberts Joins Dissenting Liberals The U.S. Supreme Court just issued an order allowing construction of President Trump’s White House ballroom project to continue while the administration contests a lower court order that would block much of the development. The justices voted 5–4 (with Chief Justice Roberts joining the three 'liberal' judges in dissent) to grant the federal government’s request to stay a lower court’s order halting above-ground construction of the ballroom while a lawsuit against the project by a historic preservation group plays out. “We do not pass upon the legality” of the project, the court said in an unsigned eight-page decision from five of the court’s six Republican-appointed justices. As The Wall Street Journal reports, two lower courts had declared the ballroom project illegal and said construction must be halted. But a judge’s stop-work order was put on hold while the administration pursued appeals. The Supreme Court’s ruling keeps that order on hold indefinitely, effectively giving a green light to one of Trump’s most visibly audacious projects, which critics see as the latest instance of the president ignoring Congress and flouting norms.   Writing for the dissenters, Roberts said the project is “likely unlawful.” “The White House is an iconic American building whose symbolism and history are wrapped up in its architecture,” Roberts wrote, adding that it is critical to “ensure that those responsible follow the rules in deciding what to tear down and what to build up at the People’s House.” Roberts had already blocked the stop-work order from kicking in on Aug. 22 with a temporary measure that gave the justices more time to deliberate. In his emergency appeal to the high court, the solicitor general warned that stopping work now would leave the half-built project “susceptible to strong winds during extreme weather, and vulnerable to erosion, water, foundation damage, and other setbacks that will fundamentally compromise the integrity of everything currently built.”  The green light means the project could largely be completed before a final ruling on its legality. Construction on the project, which calls for building a 90,000-square-foot ballroom, began in September 2025. Building it required demolishing the East Wing, which Trump said was too small and in poor shape. The facility is now expected to accommodate 1,000 guests, up from the initial 650 people projected, and its original $200 million price tag has doubled, though the true cost of the project is unknown. Trump has pledged the project will be paid for entirely with private donations, but taxpayers could help fund security-related upgrades if a GOP-led Congress approves it.  Developing... Tyler Durden Mon, 08/31/2026 - 17:20

The Supreme Court allowed construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom to continue despite legal challenges from preservation groups.

US Supreme Court lets Trump continue White House ballroom work amid legal fight

The majority didn't decide whether the construction violated federal law, only that plaintiffs' purely aesthetic interests didn't allow them to assert a federal claim.

The Supreme Court allows the president to move forward with the construction of his White House ballroom. NBC News Legal Affairs Reporter Gary Grumbach explains the latest developments.

US Supreme Court allows Trump to continue construction on million ballroom

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.

A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed President Trump to continue construction on his White House ballroom.In a 5–4 decision that broke somewhat along traditional ideological lines, the court granted an emergency request filed by the Trump administration to proceed with construction on the president’s controversial plans for a White House ballroom. Justice John Roberts joined all three of the court’s liberal justices in dissenting.“Construction of the ballroom has proceeded apace for the better part of a year,” Roberts wrote on behalf of the four dissenting justices. “That construction is likely unlawful. Pursuant to its plenary constitutional authority over the District of Columbia and federal property, Congress has explicitly prohibited the construction of any ‘building or structure … on any reservation, park, or public grounds of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia without express authority of Congress.” … The ballroom is a building or structure being erected on federal park grounds—President’s Park—in the District of Columbia. Yet Congress has not passed any law resembling ‘express authority’ for the Executive’s construction of it.”The conservative majority, in an unsigned decision, rejected the challenge from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which was seeking to halt construction of the ballroom indefinitely. The five justices did not rule on whether construction of the ballroom was in fact legal, but determined that the National Trust lacked the legal right to challenge the project.“This Court has not found standing in circumstances like these before,” the court’s opinion read. “To the contrary, we have repeatedly held that mere offense, disagreement, or distaste does not qualify.” While the court didn’t rule on the legality of the ballroom’s construction, the decision is still a major win for Trump—and an infringement on the powers of Congress.“The White House is not just any building,” Roberts noted in the dissent. “In failing to appreciate as much, the court misconceives the plaintiff’s injury, allowing the executive’s likely infringement of the legislature’s power of the purse and authority to regulate federal property in the District of Columbia to continue.” Trump has tried to push forward his 90,000-square-foot ballroom by arguing that it will provide a secure underground facility in case of a national emergency, but a recent report revealed that a bunker already exists under the White House to protect the president and his team if necessary. Meanwhile, the skyrocketing costs of the ballroom keeps escalating. What Trump originally claimed would be a $200 million project funded by donors has now turned into a $600 million boondogglewith taxpayers on the hook for half that amount.This story has been updated.

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

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Monday that construction can continue on President Trump's White House ballroom. CBS News' Jake Rosen reports.

Their emergency stay is a major victory for Trump in his bid to complete construction of the 90,000-square-foot ballroom.

Their emergency stay is a major victory for Trump in his bid to complete construction of the 90,000-square-foot ballroom.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation argued the president did not have authority to proceed with construction.

Justices’ 5-4 ruling permits Trump administration appeal to block lower court order halting above-ground workA 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 reading...

The Supreme Court divided 5-4 in allowing construction of the new White House ballroom to continue.

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

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a lower federal court injunction that blocked construction of President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom renovations at the White House.   The massive project of the East Wing ballroom is estimated at $400 million, funded through private donations rather than tax dollars.  The lawsuit returns to lower courts, but the key...

The court, in a 5-4 decision, rejected a challenge from National Trust for Historic Preservation that was seeking to halt the massive project slated to cost at least $400 million.

The Trump administration asked the justices to intervene after federal courts found the project must halt because it didn't have congressional approval.

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.

The justices intervened Monday after lower courts found work must stop because the project doesn't have congressional approval.

Chief Justice John Roberts warned the White House ballroom project is "likely unlawful," but the Supreme Court let construction continue for now.

Court did not decide legality of project, but found preservation group likely did not have legal right to challenge it

Trump claims the project is already 65% complete, despite arguments from a historical preservation group that say it won't be usable for years.

A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the White House to continue construction on a $400 million ballroom project as lawsuits play out.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the White House to continue construction on a $400 million ballroom project as lawsuits play out, a win for President Donald Trump as he flexes unprecedented executive power and remakes the capital in his image.

Trump's White House ballroom will be built with mostly private funds and without approval of Congress.

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Monday that construction of the White House ballroom can continue, lifting a block on above-ground work as President Trump asserts the project is necessary for national security. It halts a lower court ruling that would’ve restricted construction until Congress provided additional approvals. Five of the court's conservative justices, including all three of...

The Supreme Court on Monday gave President Trump permission to keep building his ballroom at the White House, erasing a lower court blockade that had limited his construction.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday handed a win to President Donald Trump by allowing him to move forward indefinitely with the construction of his new 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.

Construction on President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom shows no signs of slowing down. And the US Supreme Court shows no signs of wanting to stop it.

An administrative stay allows aboveground construction to continue while the Court considers the Trump Administration’s emergency request.

The US Supreme Court has allowed Donald Trump's administration to continue construction on his $400m (£293m) White House ballroom project for now, temporarily pausing a judicial order that was set to halt much of the building work.

The court's action gives the justices additional time to consider the administration's formal request to let it continue working on the $400 million plan.

US Supreme Court lets Trump continue White House ballroom construction for now

A lower court ruling that had demanded a halt to Donald Trump's controversial project is temporarily lifted while litigation plays out.

The temporary order came hours before lower-court rulings would have forced a halt to aboveground construction of the project because the US president didn't get congressional approval.

The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily allowed President Trump's White House ballroom construction to continue. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford has the details.

The US Supreme Court allowed construction of a $400 million White House ballroom to continue for now, giving President Donald Trump a temporary victory for his renovation project.

The Trump administration has argued the $400m White House ballroom is needed for national security purposes.

Trump initially touted the construction of the ballroom as being necessary to host galas and state dinners, but has since pointed to the addition of an underground military bunker and other security features

The US Supreme Court on Friday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to continue construction of his White House ballroom project for now, temporarily pausing a judicial order that would halt much of the development. The court’s action, known as an administrative stay, gives the justices additional time to consider the administration’s formal request to let […]

The US Supreme Court on Friday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to continue construction of his White House ballroom project for now, temporarily pausing a judicial order that would halt much of the development. The court’s action, known as an administrative stay, gives the justices additional time to consider the administration’s formal request to let it continue working on the US$400 million ballroom while a lawsuit by a historic preservation ‌group seeking to stop the project...

The 90,000-square-foot ballroom project has grown in size and scope, with the president’s lawyers saying it is intertwined with the renovation of an underground military bunker.

Trump emphasizes national security in defending project

The Supreme Court has issued a temporary stay in the case over President Trump's White House ballroom, allowing construction to continue as the legal challenge plays out. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford has more.

The ruling comes after months of back and forth between the Trump administration and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

President Donald Trump had the White House's East Wing demolished in 2025 to make way for his controversial planned ballroom.

The court still has to issue a more lasting ruling on the ballroom’s fate.

With a 250-person crew working 20 hours a day, seven days a week, Trump told the high court it'd be impossible to halt construction on his ballroom project.

The administrative stay gives the court more time to weigh an emergency appeal by the Trump administration in a lawsuit challenging the project.

Construction can continue on the president’s sprawling ‘military complex’ and heavily fortified ballroom while a legal battle plays out

Supreme Court rules on whether Trump can move forward with construction on the White House ballroom.

The Supreme Court could force President Donald Trump to stop building a 90,000 square-foot White House ballroom. Bloomberg's Greg Stohr reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

President Trump held an impromptu briefing Wednesday from the South Lawn, giving reporters an update on the White House ballroom project despite the legal battle. Trump last week urged the Supreme Court to immediately allow construction of the ballroom and berated lower court judges for halting it, insisting the project must proceed for national security...

The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued to block the ballroom, arguing that the president lacks authority to erect new buildings on government property.

In a filing made public Friday, the U.S. president asked the justices for an emergency order letting construction continue without restrictions while a legal fight continues.

The Trump Justice Department asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to lift a lower court blockade on construction of the new White House ballroom. In its emergency application for stay, the Trump administration requested the high court to temporarily pause a preliminary injunction by D.C. District Senior Judge Richard Leon. Issued by the Bush […]

A legal fight over President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom is now headed to the US Supreme Court, as his administration seeks permission to keep building despite an appeals court finding the project lacked required congressional approval. In an emergency request filed with the high court, the Trump administration asked the justices to […]

Trump asks Supreme Court to revive White House ballroom construction

Justice Department lawyers echoed the US president's claim that the $400 million White House ballroom ​project is a security necessity.

President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to continue construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals…

After Trump’s plan to build a lavish ballroom next to the White House hit a major roadblock, the president is asking the highest court in the land to give his construction the green light once again. On Friday, the Trump administration sent an emergency filing to the Supreme Court claiming that a mandated freeze on the ballroom’s construction amounts to a national security threat. If the Supreme Court doesn’t intervene, August 21 is the last day that the project—very much underway in the chaos where the East Wing once stood—can continue.  In the filing, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued that construction is too far along to be halted now: “Respondent below conceded that at some point, construction will have gone beyond the point of judicial intervention. That line has long since been crossed.” The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow construction to continue while the legal side of the controversial ordeal sorts itself out in the courts. Last year, Trump falsely claimed that the plan to install a massive ballroom wouldn’t involve any demolition, but he later quietly moved forward with bringing the building down outright. “It won’t interfere with the current building. . . . It’ll be near it, but not touching it and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of,” Trump said at the time.  Now, the administration is arguing the opposite, pointing to the massive scale of the construction project and its partial completion as grounds that the work should go on. In the new filing, Sauer highlights how “the concrete-and-steel superstructure rises to 70 feet above ground in places, with a footprint of nearly 50,000 square feet and extensive above-ground works throughout.’” The Trump administration argues that the work is more than halfway done, “with millions of pounds of steel procured, tens of thousands of cubic yards of concrete poured, and miles of conduit laid.”  The pitch vs. reality Last year, the White House’s chief of staff soothed critics by claiming that the administration would work closely with historical preservation organizations on the plan to revamp the East Wing, originally erected in 1902. Instead of cooperating with preservation groups, Trump is now battling them in court. The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued to stop the project, arguing that only Congress can approve major alterations to the “People’s House”—a view that judges were sympathetic to in last week’s ruling.  “We are aware of no instance in American history in which a President unilaterally and using privately collected funds demolished substantial portions of the White House that Congress authorized to be built and American taxpayers paid for,” the two judges who halted construction wrote. While Trump originally pitched the massive ballroom project on its appeal as a large event space for hosting parties, that story has undergone a transformation almost as dramatic as the East Wing’s own. As the project encountered legal resistance, the administration pivoted to claiming that the construction plan is actually key to national security, and the final build will introduce a hospital, drone-proof ceilings, missile-resistant steel, and “top secret military facilities” onto White House grounds. Because last week’s ruling only put the aboveground ballroom construction on hold, the administration’s last minute plans for a new underground bunker can continue so long as they’re below ground. In a new statement, the National Trust criticized the Supreme Court filing and argued that the administration’s stated plan to install one million new pounds of rebar and 3,000 cubic yards of concrete in the next seven days is a yet another effort to end-run the law. “The Administration has not only refused to listen, but is now actively attempting to outrun the courts by accelerating construction of the Ballroom,” the National Trust for Historic Preservation wrote in a press release. “[Its] transparent efforts to evade the rule of law, frustrate judicial review, and limit the availability of meaningful relief in the courts must stop here.”

Trump’s solicitor general petitioned the high court to suspend last week’s decision by a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Appeals court previously ruled that Trump administration must seek authorisation from Congress to continue with project.

A lower court had stopped the work, with the US president calling the ruling “horrendous, politically motivated, and unlawful.”

Trump's solicitor general petitioned the high court to suspend last week's decision by a three-judge panel from the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

The Trump administration had asked the Supreme Court to resume building a $400M White House ballroom after a federal court blocked it for lacking approval.

US President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to allow construction of a planned White House ballroom to continue, challenging a lower court order that would halt above-ground work.

President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to continue construction of his $400 million White House ballroom after an appeals court ruled the project lacked the necessary approval from Congress. The Trump administration asked the justices to keep the ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District...

President Donald Trump tore down the White House East Wing to make way for the ballroom project.

Trump’s solicitor general on Friday petitioned the high court to suspend last week’s decision by a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

President Trump's administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow construction to resume on its $400m White House ballroom.

The Trump administration asked the US Supreme Court on Friday to allow it to complete construction of a large ballroom at the White House. The post Trump asks US Supreme Court to approve White House ballroom project appeared first on Vanguard News.

President Trump went to the Supreme Court Friday to ask permission to keep building his grand plans for a ballroom at the White House, telling the justices the project is "vitally required by national security."

The appeal escalates the legal fight over the controversial project to the nation’s highest court.

President Donald Trump's administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to resume construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals a lower court's order to halt the work.

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow construction of the president's White House ballroom to continue.

US President Donald Trump's administration asked the US Supreme Court to allow it to continue construction of his $400 million White House ballroom after an appeals court ruled the project lacked the necessary approval from Congress.

Administration ‌asks justices to keep appeals court ​decision to halt work on hold ​while it ​prepares ‌a full ​appealUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration has asked ⁠the ⁠US supreme court to allow construction of his controversial $400m ⁠White House ballroom to proceed after ​an ‌appeals ‌court ordered work to halt.In a case testing Donald Trump’s presidential authority, the Washington-based US ⁠court of ​appeals for the District of Columbia circuit ruled last week that the controversial ‌project lacked the necessary approval from US Congress. Continue reading...

“No bystander could plausibly prefer to view an unfinished 70-foot-tall superstructure to the finished” ballroom, the Trump administration argued.

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to immediately allow construction of the White House ballroom and berated lower court judges for halting it, insisting the project must proceed for national security. “This Project, like its predecessors, should be a matter for the President and the political process, not construction-by-injunction,” Solicitor General D....

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday asked the Supreme Court to allow him to continue construction of a sprawling ballroom adjacent to the White House.

President Donald Trump sought US Supreme Court approval to keep building his massive new White House ballroom after two lower courts said he was flouting the law by proceeding without congressional authorization.

A US appeals court has ordered a halt to Donald Trump’s White House ballroom construction, setting up a Supreme Court battle over presidential authority. Read More: https://punchng.com/us-court-orders-halt-to-trump-ballroom-construction/

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It stayed its own decision for two weeks to give Trump time to ask the Supreme Court to intervene

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, which had allowed construction to continue while it considered the case, agreed with a lower court that such a massive White House overhaul required the explicit consent of Congress.

The US president vows to immediately appeal to the Supreme Court, reiterating that the project is a matter of national security.

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, which had allowed construction to continue while it considered the case, agreed with a lower court that such a massive White House overhaul required the explicit consent of Congress.

Trump said in a post on social media that he would be appealing what he called an "unjust decision" to the U.S. Supreme Court.

A US Court of Appeals upheld a ruling that saying Trump cannot build a White House ballroom without congressional approval. The president vowed to appeal what he called an "unjust decision."

In a 2-1 decision, the US Court of Appeals sided with historic preservationists who sued to stop construction.

A US appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump cannot proceed with construction of his proposed White House ballroom without approval from Congress, ordering work on the project to stop.Appeals court sides with preservationistsThe US Court of Appeals ruled in favour of historic preservationists who had sued to halt construction of the ballroom. The court, however, stayed its own ruling for two weeks, giving the Trump administration time to appeal to the US Supreme Court.Also Watch:Construction requires Congress approvalThe court held that the decision on whether such a ballroom should be built rests with Congress."Whether or not a massive ballroom should be constructed is for Congress to decide and is not a matter for Executive self-help," the court wrote.It clarified that its decision did not address the merits of the ballroom project itself or permanently prevent its construction."This holding has nothing at all to do with whether the proposed ballroom is desirable, or not, as a matter of policy. This ruling does not even necessarily mean that the Defendants may not ultimately construct the ballroom.UN Envoys From 17 Countries Celebrate India's Handloom Heritage On National Handloom DayAdministration gets two weeks to appealThe court said the project could not proceed during the district court litigation unless Congress authorised it."What it does mean," the court continued, "is that the Defendants may not do so during the district court's expeditious litigation without securing Congress's authorization, as the Constitution and laws require."The two-week stay gives the administration an opportunity to approach the US Supreme Court against the ruling.

"Whether or not a ⁠massive ballroom should be constructed is for Congress to decide," the appeals panel's ​majority said.

A federal appeals court has ordered work to halt on President Donald Trump's White House ballroom until it has approval from Congress.

WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump must seek approval from Congress to build his proposed White House ballroom, saying construction must stop.

The order will take effect in two weeks, allowing the White House to appeal to the Supreme Court