The full U.S. Supreme Court on Monday paused a lower court injunction that blocked construction of President Trump’s new White House ballroom. The ruling was 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts and the court’s three Democrat appointees in dissent.
In its per curiam opinion, the high court granted the Trump administration’s request to stay an injunction by D.C. District Court Senior Judge Richard Leon. Issued earlier this year, that order halted the White House’s above-ground construction on the privately funded ballroom, with the Bush 43 appointee arguing that the project lacked congressional approval.
