White House Ballroom Proceeds

The Supreme Court let construction continue during an appeal over Trump’s ballroom.

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Chief Justice John Roberts issued a one-sentence administrative stay allowing construction to continue on President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom while the Supreme Court considers the administration’s emergency appeal. Lower-court rulings would have halted aboveground work because Trump did not obtain congressional approval for the project. A federal appeals court on Aug. 7, 2026 left the injunction in place, with the stop-work order slated to take effect Aug. 21. The administration argues private donations and presidential authority permit the project to proceed.

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The White House ballroom construction should be allowed to continue rather than be stopped by the courts. Judicial intervention against the project is unwarranted because the legal and practical equities favor the administration.