US Supreme Court temporarily permits construction on White House ballroom

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 seeking 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 legal dispute is fully resolved.

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