Trump takes ballroom to Supreme Court after judges order stop to construction

The president said he would immediately appeal the “horrendous, politically motivated and unlawful ruling” to the nation’s highest court.

The president said he would immediately appeal the “horrendous, politically motivated and unlawful ruling” to the nation’s highest court.

A US Court of Appeals upheld a ruling that saying Trump cannot build a White House ballroom without congressional approval. The president vowed to appeal what he called an "unjust decision."

Justice Rao writes a powerful dissent that is likely to find a receptive audience at One First Street.

In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals sided with historic preservationists who sued to stop construction of the 8,400-square-metre ballroom without congressional approval.

In a 2-1 decision, a panel of DC circuit judges determined that "Congress has exclusive authority to regulate the construction and demolition of White House structures."

A federal court has dealt a major blow to President Donald Trump's White House ballroom construction project, ordering it to be halted after a legal challenge.

A federal appeals court has ordered work to halt on President Donald Trump's White House ballroom until it has approval from Congress.

A federal appeals court affirmed a federal judge’s ruling to block construction of the White House ballroom while allowing below-ground construction to move forward.

The direction came in an August 5 order amid concerns that interim relief granted by the tribunal in several cases delayed enforcement action initiated by the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) against unauthorised structures