Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let White House ballroom work continue
The administration says a court order blocking above-ground construction at the White House would interfere with a secure project it says is needed for national security.
The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court to let construction continue on a new White House ballroom after a lower court blocked part of the work, according to filings reported on Friday. The appeal argues that stopping the project would disrupt a secure facility being built at the East Wing.
In its court papers, the administration said the order would halt an integrated military complex that includes a protected ballroom space. It told the justices that the project is necessary for national security and warned that forcing the president to seek congressional approval would be dangerous.
A federal appeals court had already ruled that the above-ground portion of the ballroom could not proceed without the required approval from Congress. The same ruling still allows underground security work to continue.
The dispute is the latest legal challenge over changes to the White House complex, with the administration seeking emergency relief from the Supreme Court as construction continues to be contested.
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