The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a lower federal court injunction that blocked construction of President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom renovations at the White House.
The massive project of the East Wing ballroom is estimated at $400 million, funded through private donations rather than tax dollars.
The lawsuit returns to lower courts, but the key portions of the project will likely be completed. Lower courts halted the project because it wasn’t approved by Congress.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation brought the lawsuit, arguing Trump lacked authority to unilaterally order the project. The high court held 6-3 that the plaintiffs likely lacked standing in the case.
