Supreme Court Clears $400 Million White House Ballroom in 5-4 Ruling
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Updated · CNN · Aug 31
Supreme Court Clears $400 Million White House Ballroom in 5-4 Ruling
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Aug 31
Summary
A 5-4 Supreme Court order let the Trump administration keep building the nearly 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom while the lawsuit continues.
The unsigned, eight-page decision said the National Trust for Historic Preservation likely lacked standing, without deciding whether the project itself is lawful.
Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s three liberals in dissent, calling the construction “likely unlawful” and warning it could infringe Congress’s spending and federal-property powers.
The ruling is a major win for Trump, whose administration has been racing ahead on the $400 million project he says is needed for security and central to his presidential legacy.