US Supreme Court allows construction of White House ballroom to continue

The United States Supreme Court has temporarily permitted construction to resume on the proposed $400 million ballroom at the White House. In a narrow 5–4 ruling, the court's conservative majority determined that the administration has a strong case for dismissing a lawsuit brought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

The order, issued by Chief Justice John Roberts, temporarily lifts a lower court injunction that had previously halted the project. This provides the justices additional time to evaluate the administration's emergency application. While structural construction may proceed in the interim, the court emphasized that this procedural decision does not constitute a final judgment on the project's ultimate legality.

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