Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ballroom work to continue
Forcing the US president to go "hat-in-hand to Congress" for permission would be "dangerous", the administration says.
US President Donald Trump has requested an emergency application from the Supreme Court to allow construction of a $400m ballroom at the White House to continue without congressional approval. This move follows an appeals court ruling that ordered the halt of construction until Congress approved it, upholding a decision made by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which had sued the administration last year.
US Solicitor General D John Sauer argued in a recent filing that work should be allowed to proceed while the administration appeals the stop-work order, calling it dangerous. The ballroom project, which is 65% complete, has been the subject of a legal dispute since October, when the administration demolished the East Wing of the White House without seeking congressional approval.
The Trust responded by accusing the administration of disregarding previous rulings and attempting to bypass the courts by accelerating the construction of the ballroom.
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