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The planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom is estimated to cost $400 million and is part of the president’s broader effort to remake Washington in his own style.
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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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NYTimes – US NYT
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Greenlight White House Ballroom
The planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom is estimated to cost $400 million and is part of the president’s broader effort to remake Washington in his own style.
Guardian
Trump asks US supreme court to allow construction of White House ballroom
Sky News – Front Page Sky
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow work on $400m White House ballroom to continue
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CBS
Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in White House ballroom legal fight
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene in the legal battle over President Trump's White House ballroom.
Guardian
Trump administration asks supreme court to allow construction of $400m White House ballroom to proceed – US politics live
Administration asks justices to keep decision by court of appeals on hold after it ruled that project lacked necessary approval from Congress Sign up for the Breaking News US email The 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 aut…
