Supreme Court continues to allow construction of Trump's White House ballroom
Summary
The Supreme Court allowed construction to continue on a new large ballroom at the White House, which President Trump supports. The Court stopped a lower court from blocking the project and said a preservation group did not have the right to sue.Key Facts
- The new ballroom will be 90,000 square feet and is being built where the East Wing once stood.
- The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to allow the construction to proceed.
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued to stop the project but was ruled not to have legal standing.
- The Supreme Court did not decide if the East Wing project itself is legal.
- Chief Justice John Roberts and three other justices disagreed with the majority.
- Roberts had earlier allowed work to continue temporarily to give the Court more time to decide.
- President Trump supports constructing the new ballroom.
- The ruling removes a temporary block placed by lower courts on the construction.
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