Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the liberals in dissenting from a stay that lets President Donald Trump continue White House ballroom construction.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed the lawsuit to halt construction, claiming the president did not have the power to unilaterally build the ballroom.
‘We have repeatedly held that mere offense, disagreement, or distaste does not qualify as a concrete and particularized injury.’
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The trust was able to obtain an injunction against the building from the D.C. District Court, but the ruling Monday allows the president to continue construction.
“Today, we do not pass upon the legality of the government’s East Wing project. We conclude only that, based on the submissions before us, the government is likely to prevail in showing that the
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