The US Supreme Court ruled on August 21, local time, to allow the Trump administration to temporarily continue the construction of the White House ballroom project and suspend execution of a judicial order requiring that most of the projects be stopped. The “administrative hold” measures taken by the Supreme Court this time have given the justices more time to consider the Trump administration's formal request — that is, to allow construction of the $400 million ballroom project to continue while the relevant proceedings are ongoing. The American cultural relics preservation organization “National Historic Preservation Trust” filed a lawsuit against the White House ballroom renovation project at the end of last year. A District Court judge for the District of Columbia ordered the suspension of construction of the White House ballroom project at the end of March this year. The Trump administration immediately filed an appeal. In April, the judge extended the moratorium to only allow the construction of underground safety facilities such as bunkers. The Trump administration has filed another appeal. The District of Columbia's Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on August 7 to uphold the suspension order. Trump posted on social media on the same day, saying that the ruling was “unfair” and that he would file an appeal with the US Supreme Court. In documents submitted to the Supreme Court on August 14, US Department of Justice lawyers echoed Trump's claims, saying that the project was necessary for security, and cited assassination attempts against Trump and other recent threats as a basis.

The US Supreme Court ruled on August 21, local time, to allow the Trump administration to temporarily continue the construction of the White House ballroom project and suspend execution of a judicial order requiring that most of the projects be stopped. The “administrative hold” measures taken by the Supreme Court this time have given the justices more time to consider the Trump administration's formal request — that is, to allow construction of the $400 million ballroom project to continue while the relevant proceedings are ongoing. The American cultural relics preservation organization “National Historic Preservation Trust” filed a lawsuit against the White House ballroom renovation project at the end of last year. A District Court judge for the District of Columbia ordered the suspension of construction of the White House ballroom project at the end of March this year. The Trump administration immediately filed an appeal. In April, the judge extended the moratorium to only allow the construction of underground safety facilities such as bunkers. The Trump administration has filed another appeal. The District of Columbia's Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on August 7 to uphold the suspension order. Trump posted on social media on the same day, saying that the ruling was “unfair” and that he would file an appeal with the US Supreme Court. In documents submitted to the Supreme Court on August 14, US Department of Justice lawyers echoed Trump's claims, saying that the project was necessary for security, and cited assassination attempts against Trump and other recent threats as a basis.