US Supreme Court permits temporary resumption of White House ballroom construction

The US Supreme Court has ruled that construction on President Donald Trump's $400 million White House ballroom may temporarily resume while legal proceedings continue. In a 5–4 decision, the court's conservative majority lifted a lower court injunction, allowing structural work on the site to proceed.

The legal challenge was originally brought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which contends that the project violates historic preservation regulations. Chief Justice John Roberts issued the order granting the administration's emergency request. Although the majority noted that the federal government demonstrated a strong likelihood of ultimate success in the dispute, the court explicitly emphasized that the stay does not represent a final ruling on the legal merits of the project.

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