US Court allows White House ballroom construction for now

The US Supreme Court allows construction of Trump’s controversial White House ballroom to continue while legal challenges play out.

The US Supreme Court allowed construction of a $400 million White House ballroom to continue for now, giving President Donald Trump a temporary victory for his renovation project.

The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court injunction seeking to halt the construction of President Trump's White House ballroom.

Trump initially touted the construction of the ballroom as being necessary to host galas and state dinners, but has since pointed to the addition of an underground military bunker and other security features

Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily lifted a lower court ruling that had demanded a halt to construction of the ballroom by midnight on Friday.

Chief Justice John Roberts issued a stay allowing above-ground White House ballroom construction to continue as the Supreme Court weighs the case.

Roberts signed a temporary order on Friday allowing work to continue while the court considers an emergency appeal from the Trump administration.

The Supreme Court has issued a temporary stay in the case over President Trump's White House ballroom, allowing construction to continue as the legal challenge plays out. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford has more.

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily paused a lower court blockade on President Trump’s White House ballroom construction on Friday. After initial consideration, Chief Justice John Roberts issued a stay on an injunction by D.C. District Court Senior Judge Richard Leon from earlier this year. That order effectively halted

The ruling comes after months of back and forth between the Trump administration and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

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

The Supreme Court ruled that construction could continue on Donald Trump’s White House ballroom, sidelining lower court orders to halt the project. Chief Justice John Roberts signed an order on Friday that stays a preliminary injunction issued by a district court judge in April. The stay will be in effect “pending furt

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.

President Donald Trump had the White House's East Wing demolished in 2025 to make way for his controversial planned ballroom.

The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Trump's sprawling ballroom project can proceed for now, despite a lower court's ruling that halted the administration's plans. Why it matters: The decision is a major win for the administration, which has argued that demolishing the White House's East Wing and building the

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

The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a major yet temporary win on Friday by allowing construction to continue on the White House ballroom for now. The high court issued an administrative stay on its emergency docket, signed by Chief Justice John Roberts, allowing construction to continue on the ballroom. The

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 rules on whether Trump can move forward with construction on the White House ballroom.

Supreme Court temporarily allows construction of White House ballroom to continue  CNN

The Supreme Court is expected to deliver its ruling today, Friday, August 21, on a suit challenging the constitutionality of administrative warrants issued by Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie directing selected High Court judges to continue sitting during the legal vacation.