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Supreme Court allows White House to continue 400 million ballroom construction in 5-4 ruling
Supreme Court allows White House ballroom construction to resume despite legal challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed construction of a $400 million White House ballroom to continue while legal challenges proceed, handing President Donald Trump a victory in his push to complete the project. The 5-4 ruling lifted a lower court’s halt on above-ground work, with the conservative majority siding with the administration .
Chief Justice John Roberts, joined by the court’s three liberal justices, dissented, writing that the construction was “likely unlawful.” The majority did not rule on the project’s legality but found the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which filed the lawsuit, likely lacked standing to challenge it .
The ballroom, part of a broader renovation of the White House complex, has drawn opposition from preservationists. The National Trust for Historic Preservation argued Trump lacked unilateral authority to demolish the East Wing and proceed without congressional approval. The administration countered that the president has total authority to renovate federal buildings and cited national security concerns, though the project was initially framed as privately funded .
Court documents indicate the 90,000-square-foot ballroom’s framework is expected to be completed by November, with much of the facade finished by April. Full completion is slated for August 2028. The administration has redirected $352 million in taxpayer funds to the project, supplementing private donations, and crews are working 20 hours a day .
A U.S. District Court judge in April had ordered a stop to above-ground construction, though underground work, including bunkers, was permitted to continue. The appeals court later upheld the halt before the Supreme Court’s intervention .
Trump celebrated the ruling on Truth Social, calling the White House complex “one of the Greatest ever constructed in Washington DC” . The lawsuit will return to lower courts, but the project’s accelerated timeline increases the likelihood of substantial completion before a final legal resolution .
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