US Supreme Court permits temporary continuation of White House ballroom construction

The United States Supreme Court has issued a ruling allowing construction work on President Donald Trump's planned $400 million White House ballroom to resume temporarily.

A 5–4 majority of conservative justices granted a stay against a lower court's injunction, which had halted the project following a legal challenge by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. In a brief order delivered by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court stated that the administration demonstrated a strong probability of succeeding in its appeal.

While the justices emphasized that the temporary stay does not represent a final verdict on the lawsuit's merits, the decision permits structural framing to proceed during ongoing litigation.

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