US Supreme Court permits temporary resumption of White House ballroom construction

The US Supreme Court has temporarily allowed construction to resume on President Donald Trump's planned $400 million White House ballroom while legal challenges continue. In a 5-4 ruling, the justices stayed a lower court injunction that had halted work on the project.

The court ruled that the administration demonstrated a reasonable prospect of dismissing a lawsuit brought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Chief Justice John Roberts signed the order, granting the court time to evaluate the administration's emergency petition.

While the decision is not a final ruling on legality, work resumes immediately, meaning the structural shell may be finished before legal proceedings end.

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