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Supreme Court Temporarily Allows White House Ballroom Construction
The Supreme Court temporarily allowed construction on the White House ballroom, delaying a lower court’s deadline. Chief Justice Roberts blocked a ruling that was set to halt work.
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NPR
The ruling comes after months of back and forth between the Trump administration and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
2026-08-21 18:47 UTC
The Hill
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 t
2026-08-21 18:18 UTC