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Preservationist group urges Supreme Court to keep White House ballroom paused

Preservationist group urges Supreme Court to keep White House ballroom paused

Summary

A preservation group asked the Supreme Court to reject President Trump’s request to continue building a ballroom at the White House. The group wants the current court order stopping the construction to stay in place while the case goes on.

Key Facts

  • President Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court to allow construction of a ballroom at the White House to continue.
  • A lower court ordered that the construction be paused starting Friday.
  • The preservationist group opposes the construction and supports keeping the pause in place.
  • The preservation group described the administration’s emergency request as “astonishing.”
  • The Supreme Court has not yet decided whether to approve or deny the emergency request.
  • The dispute concerns the impact of the construction on the White House’s historic features.
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