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A federal appeals court on April 11 temporarily allowed construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom to continue while sending the national-security issue back to the trial judge. The district judge had ordered work to stop on March 31 unless Congress approved the project, and the appeals court did not resolve the case on the merits.
Why it matters: Ballroom limbo
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A federal appeals court on April 11 temporarily allowed construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom to continue while sending the national-security issue back to the trial judge. The district judge had ordered work to stop on March 31 unless Congress approved the project, and the appeals court did not resolve the case on the merits.
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A federal appeals court on April 11 temporarily allowed construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom to continue while sending the national-security issue back to the trial judge. The district judge had ordered work to stop on March 31 unless Congress approved the project, and the appeals court did not resolve the case on the merits.
An appeals court on April 11 let White House ballroom construction continue for now and told the trial judge to take another look at the security claims tied to the project. The pause remains in place through April 17 so the administration can seek Supreme Court review.
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