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Supreme Court Allows White House Ballroom Construction

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to let construction continue on a 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom sought by the Trump administration, blocking lower-court orders that had halted work after finding congressional approval was required. Chief Justice John Roberts dissented, writing that the construction is likely unlawful.

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Supreme Court Allows Trump’s White House Ballroom Construction NYTimes – US
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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.

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White House ballroom construction legal dispute

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The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to continue construction of its roughly $400 million White House ballroom, granting its request to block a lower-court order that had halted above-ground work, in a 5-4 ruling that leaves the project proceeding while the full appeal continues.

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Supreme Court Allows Trump’s White House Ballroom ConstructionNYTimes – US
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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.

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CBS

Supreme Court allows Trump's White House ballroom to move forward

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.

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TIME

Supreme Court Allows Trump’s $400 Million White House Ballroom to Proceed

The Supreme Court allowed construction to proceed but did not rule on whether Trump’s White House ballroom project is legal.

US Supreme Court clears way for Trump to keep building White House ballroomBBC News – World
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US Supreme Court clears way for Trump to keep building White House ballroom

But Chief Justice John Roberts dissents, writing that "construction is likely unlawful".

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Guardian

Trump’s ballroom construction can resume at White House, supreme court rules – live

In a 5-4 decision, the court granted the Trump administration’s request to block a lower court ruling that would have prevented work from being done on the ballroom US supreme court allows Trump to keep building $400m White House ballroom Sign up for US Breaking News emails Chris Hippensteel We’re watching today as Scott Bessent , the US treasury secretary, and Kevin Warsh , the chair of the Federal Reserve, deliver…

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Guardian

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 whi…

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CBS

Supreme Court continues to allow construction of Trump's White House ballroom

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

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