US Supreme Court allows White House ballroom construction to resume

The US Supreme Court has allowed construction to temporarily resume on a $400 million ballroom project at the White House proposed by US President Donald Trump.

In a 5–4 decision, the court's conservative majority granted an emergency application from the administration, lifting a lower court injunction that had halted work. The justices indicated that the administration has a strong probability of ultimately overcoming a lawsuit brought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which contends that the project violates historic preservation laws.

Chief Justice John Roberts issued the order to grant the court additional time to consider the full merits of the case. The ruling emphasizes that allowing construction to proceed does not constitute a final judgment on the legal standing of the development.

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