US Supreme Court allows construction on White House ballroom to resume

The US Supreme Court has temporarily lifted a lower court injunction, permitting construction to resume on President Donald Trump's $400 million White House ballroom project.

In a 5–4 decision led by Chief Justice John Roberts, the conservative majority ruled that the administration has a high probability of succeeding against a lawsuit filed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The conservation organization contends that the development breaches historic preservation laws. The justices highlighted that the emergency ruling does not represent a final judgment on the project's legality, but it pauses the construction freeze while the court reviews the government's appeal.

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