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Supreme Court Allows Trump’s White House Ballroom Construction

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

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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.

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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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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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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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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