Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday temporarily blocked a ruling that was set to halt construction on the White House ballroom, ruling that work can briefly continue as the Supreme Court mulls the Trump administration’s emergency plea to intervene. It delays, for now, a lower court’s deadline to stop above-ground cons
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Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday temporarily blocked a ruling that was set to halt construction on the White House ballroom, ruling that work can briefly continue as the Supreme Court mulls the Trump administration’s emergency plea to intervene. It delays, for now, a lower court’s deadline to stop above-ground cons
Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily blocked a ruling that was set to halt construction on the White House ballroom later Friday, ruling that work can briefly continue as the Supreme Court mulls the Trump administration’s emergency plea to intervene. Supreme Court rules on whether Trump can move forward with construction on the White House ballroom. The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Trump's sprawling ballroom project can proceed for now, despite a lower court's ruling that halted the administration's plans.
The Hill reported the story as "Chief Justice Roberts briefly allows White House ballroom construction." The Independent reported the story as "Trump can keep building his White House ballroom, for now, Supreme Court rules."
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4 sources have covered this story, including The Hill, The Independent, NBC News and Axios. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 3 hours ago.
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