Chief Justice John Roberts allows Trump’s ballroom crews to keep working 20-hour days

The White House says the privately funded project is already 65% complete, even as courts test the limits of presidential renovation power

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is allowing the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million ballroom project for now

The Trump administration has argued the $400m White House ballroom is needed for national security purposes.

The US Supreme Court on Friday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to continue construction of his White House ballroom project for now, temporarily pausing a judicial order that would halt much of the development. The court’s action, known as an administrative stay, gives the justices additional time to co

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is allowing the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million ballroom project for now

Open this photo in gallery:Construction continues on a helipad and the White House Ballroom on the South Lawn of the White House, Aug. 5.Tierney L. Cross/The Associated PressThe U.S. Supreme Court on Friday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to continue construction of his White House ballroom project for

Supreme Court's chief justice allows work on Trump’s $400M White House ballroom to continue for now  AP News

The temporary order comes hours before lower-court rulings would have forced a halt to aboveground construction.

Chief Justice John Roberts issued an administrative stay of a lower court order.

Supreme Court lets Trump continue work on White House ballroom for now  Reuters

Work on President Trump's White House ballroom can continue for now, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts ruled Friday.

The Supreme Court is letting President Trump move forward with his expensive White House ballroom. On Friday, Chief Justice John Roberts ordered a stay in the preliminary injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that would have halted work at 11:59 p.m. This means that for now, constru

The 90,000-square-foot ballroom project has grown in size and scope, with the president’s lawyers saying it is intertwined with the renovation of an underground military bunker.

A federal appellate panel ruled against Trump over dissent from a judge he appointed to the bench. His administration asked the justices to intervene.

Chief Justice John Roberts lets Trump's White House ballroom project continue while Supreme Court reviews appeal.

Chief justice signs temporary order to permit work while court considers emergency appeal from administration The US supreme court has allowed Donald Trump to continue construction of his controversial White House ballroom for now, temporarily pausing a lower court order that would halt much of the project. Supreme cou

Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily blocked a ruling that was set to halt construction on the White House ballroom later Friday, ruling that work can briefly continue as the Supreme Court mulls the Trump administration’s emergency plea to intervene.  It delays, for now, a lower court’s deadline to stop above-ground

Supreme Court Chief Justice Allows Work On Trump’s $400M White House Ballroom To Continue For Now  HuffPost

Chief Justice John Roberts issued a stay that will remain in place until the Supreme Court takes further action.

US Chief Justice John Roberts said President Donald Trump can keep building his new White House ballroom for now while the Supreme Court considers issuing a longer-term order blessing continued construction of the massive structure.