US Supreme Court allows construction to resume on White House ballroom

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

In a 5-4 decision, the court's conservative majority ruled that the administration demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of successfully dismissing a lawsuit brought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Chief Justice John Roberts issued the order to grant justices additional time to evaluate the administration's emergency petition.

The court emphasized that its ruling is not a final judgment on the legality of the project. However, the decision permits construction crews to immediately return to work, opening the possibility that the structural shell could be finished before the legal dispute concludes.

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