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Chief Justice John Roberts Allows Trump’s Ballroom Crews to Keep Working 20-Hour Days
Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday allowed the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million ballroom project for now, as the Supreme Court considers the Trump administration’s emergency request to intervene in lawsuits over the project.
TL;DR
- Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary order allowing the White House to continue construction on President Trump's $400 million ballroom project.
- The order will remain in effect until the Supreme Court makes a more permanent decision on the emergency request.
- The administration claims the president has total authority to renovate federal buildings and cites national security concerns for the ballroom project.
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation argues Trump lacks unilateral authority and accuses the White House of accelerating construction.
- The Trump administration states that 65% of the work on the 90,000-square-foot ballroom is complete, with crews working 20 hours a day, seven days a week.
- A district court judge had previously ordered a stop to aboveground construction, a ruling that was temporarily suspended and then upheld by an appeals court panel.