US Supreme Court permits temporary resumption of White House ballroom construction

The US Supreme Court has temporarily cleared the way for construction to resume on President Donald Trump’s planned $400 million ballroom at the White House. In a 5–4 decision, the court’s conservative majority suspended a lower court injunction that had halted work on the site.

The order, issued by Chief Justice John Roberts, grants the court time to evaluate an emergency petition from the administration, which seeks to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. While justices noted that the administration demonstrated a strong likelihood of prevailing, the court emphasized that this procedural step does not constitute a final judgment on the legal merits. Consequently, major structural work may be completed before the lawsuit is fully resolved.

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