5–4 Supreme Court Victory for Trump: White House Ballroom Construction Moves Forward Despite Roberts Joining Liberal Dissenters
What a crushing disappointment Roberts continues to be.
It was a 5-4 Decision. Many were hoping the Chief Justice would side with the conservative majority. He did not. The decision does not rule on the on whether the project itself is legal. Amy Howe at SCOTUSblog: In an eight-page, unsigned opinion, the majority emphasized that it was not deciding whether the project was legal. Instead, it stressed, the plaintiff likely lacks a legal right, known as standing, to challenge the project at all. The court’s decision came 10 days after Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary order, known as an administrative stay, that put the lower court’s ruling
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