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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.
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.
NYTimes – US 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 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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NYTimes – US 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 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.
The Supreme Court allowed construction to proceed but did not rule on whether Trump’s White House ballroom project is legal.
BBC News – World But Chief Justice John Roberts dissents, writing that "construction is likely unlawful".
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…
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…
The Supreme Court divided 5-4 in allowing construction of the new White House ballroom to continue.
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