{"id":2355,"date":"2026-08-07T19:43:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T19:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2355"},"modified":"2026-08-07T19:43:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T19:43:38","slug":"trump-must-stop-ballroom-construction-appeals-court-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2355","title":{"rendered":"Trump Must Stop Ballroom Construction, Appeals Court Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A federal appeals court construction on Donald Trump\u2019s new White House ballroom on Friday, saying the president has no constitutional authority over the property \u201cowned by the American people and stewarded by the National Park Service.\u201d<\/p>

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The court\u2019s 2-1 decision upheld a federal judge\u2019s ruling<\/u><\/span> in April that demanded construction stop until the administration received approval from Congress. The Trump administration could still decide to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court in the next two weeks before the order takes effect.<\/p>\n

Trump said his administration would be immediately appealing to the Supreme Court in a Truth Social post<\/u><\/span> hours after the decision was handed down, saying the court had failed to acknowledge the ballroom was \u201cdesperately needed.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cThis holding has nothing at all to do with whether the proposed ballroom is desirable, or not, as a matter of policy,\u201d judges Patricia A. Millett and Bradley N. Garcia wrote in their majority opinion. \u201cThis ruling does not even necessarily mean that the Defendants may not ultimately construct the ballroom. What it does mean is that the Defendants may not do so during the district court\u2019s expeditious litigation without securing Congress\u2019s authorization, as the Constitution and laws require.\u201d<\/p>\n

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