Supreme Court Temporarily Halts Order to Stop White House Ballroom Construction
The Supreme Court, through Chief Justice John Roberts, has issued a temporary administrative stay allowing construction to continue on a new 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom. This decision overrides an order from Senior U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, which was set to halt above-ground work on the project. Judge Leon's initial order, issued last fall, permitted underground construction for security features but prohibited most above-ground building. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed Leon's ruling on August 7 but granted the federal government 14 days to seek relief from the Supreme Court, keeping the order on hold. The Trump administration, through U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer, requested the Supreme Court's intervention on August 14, arguing that Leon's ruling would 'halt the ongoing construction of the integrated military complex, including a totally secure ballroom space, at the East Wing of the White House, which is vitally required by national secu... 
