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Judge who halted White House ballroom construction allows national security work to proceed at site
The judge said only above-ground ballroom work must stop, while excavations and bunker construction may continue under the security exception.
- A federal judge halted construction of President Trump's $400 million White House ballroom, but allowed below-ground construction of a bunker and other national security facilities to proceed.
- Government lawyers argued that the project includes critical security features to guard against threats such as drones, ballistic missiles and biohazards.
- The judge, nominated by President George W. Bush, said he is ordering a stop only to above-ground construction of the planned ballroom, apart from any work needed to cover or secure that part of the project.
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Judge Limits Construction of White House Ballroom to ‘Below-Ground’
A federal judge ordered on April 16 that construction of the White House ballroom be limited to underground. In a 10-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon wrote that “below-ground construction” for national security facilities and to protect the president and the White House may continue, while “above-ground construction of the planned ballroom” must be stopped. The decision follows a preliminary injunction granted on March 31 in favor …
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Judge extends White House ballroom ban but lets bunker work proceed
A US federal judge on Thursday extended an order barring construction of President Donald Trump's White House ballroom but gave the green light for work to proceed on a proposed underground bunker.
The Independent
The Independent (US)Judge re-pauses White House ballroom construction, calls Trump lawyers ‘disingenuous’
A federal judge again rejected the Trump administration’s argument that the White House ballroom was necessary for security, accusing them of creating a ‘safety hazard’ on White House grounds
'Neither reasonable nor correct': Judge rebukes Trump over ballroom in new order
Judge Richard Leon issued a clarification to his previous ruling on Thursday after President Donald Trump's administration filed an appeal to his stay of the ballroom construction. On March 31, Judge Leon issued a pause on construction after The National Trust for Historic Preservation asked the courts to stop the construction of Trump's 90,000-square-foot entertainment space. Judge Leon explained that his order blocked Defendants (excluding the…
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