Trump Asks Supreme Court To Allow White House Ballroom Construction To Continue
The D.C. Circuit in a 2-1 ruling on August 7 upheld a lower-court judge’s order directing the administration to halt above-ground construction.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday asked the Supreme Court to allow him to continue construction of a sprawling ballroom adjacent to the White House.
The D.C. Circuit in a 2-1 ruling on August 7 upheld a lower-court judge’s order directing the administration to halt above-ground construction.
The planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom is estimated to cost $400 million and is part of the president’s broader effort to remake Washington in his own style.
Administration asks justices to keep appeals court decision to halt work on hold while it prepares a full appealUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration has asked the US supreme court to allow construction of the president’s controversial $400m White House ballroom to proceed after an appeals court ordered work to halt.In a case testing Donald Trump’s presidential authority, the Washington-based US court of appeals for the District of Columbia circuit ruled last week that the controversial project lacked the necessary approval from US Congress. Continue reading...
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to immediately allow construction of the White House ballroom and berated lower court judges for halting it, insisting the project must proceed for national security. “This Project, like its predecessors, should be a matter for the President and the political process, not construction-by-injunction,” Solicitor General D.…
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene in the legal battle over President Trump's White House ballroom.
President Donald Trump's administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to resume construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals a lower court's order to halt the work.
President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to continue construction of his $400 million White House ballroom after an appeals court ruled the project lacked the necessary approval from Congress. The Trump administration asked the justices to keep the ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District...