'Here Is Where It Gets Completely Nuts': Analyst Slams Supreme Court Ruling on White House Ballroom
The 5-4 ruling says only Congress can block the project, and construction is set to resume this week before an early 2027 finish.
- On Monday, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling allowing President Donald Trump to proceed with his $900 million White House ballroom, lifting a lower-court injunction without addressing the project's legality.
- Lower courts had temporarily halted the project citing lack of congressional authorization, but the Supreme Court majority determined challengers lacked the standing required to sue, clearing the construction path.
- Chief Justice John Roberts dissented with three liberal justices, arguing the court failed to protect separation of powers and warning the decision offers "no victory for the separation of powers," while critics claim the project remains "likely unlawful."
- Construction resumes immediately, expected nearly complete by early 2027; former U.S. Attorney Harry Litman warned the ruling carries a "real tragedy" for judicial checks on executive authority.
- Critics view the ballroom as a "monument to himself" and "swollen reflection" of Trump's vanity, though some suggest a future administration could repurpose the space as "The East Wing Community Center" for public recreation.
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Former U.S. Attorney Harry Litman warned that the Supreme Court's latest Trump ruling carries a "real tragedy" that outlasts the ballroom case.In a Thursday piece for his Talking Feds Substack, Litman wrote about the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in the White House ballroom. The Monday decision clear...
Op-ed | Supreme Court’s embarrassing ballroom decision
Even though President Trump’s construction of his grand ballroom to replace the East Wing of the White House is likely unlawful, and even though a legal challenge to its construction likely would be successful, a narrow majority of the Supreme Court has allowed construction to continue. Why? Because according to five of the Justices, the...
'Here Is Where It Gets Completely Nuts': Analyst Slams Supreme Court Ruling on White House Ballroom
A fractured US Supreme Court has allowed Donald Trump's controversial White House ballroom project to proceed, raising fears of a dangerous new loophole on presidential power over national landmarks.
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