Supreme Court allows construction to proceed on White House ballroom

The United States Supreme Court has allowed construction to temporarily resume on a $400 million ballroom at the White House. In a narrow 5–4 decision, the court's conservative majority granted a request by the administration of President Donald Trump to lift a lower court injunction that had halted the project.

Chief Justice John Roberts issued the temporary order to allow the justices additional time to evaluate an appeal regarding a lawsuit brought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The preservation group contends that the expansion violates federal historic site regulations. While the court emphasized that its emergency order does not represent a final ruling on the legal merits of the case, the ruling enables structural work on the site to proceed while litigation continues.

Sources: Der Standard, Die Zeit, FAZ, ORF, Tagesschau