{"id":35019,"date":"2026-04-13T16:01:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T23:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/federal-appeals-court-allows-white-house-ballroom-construction-to-resume\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T16:01:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T23:01:14","slug":"federal-appeals-court-allows-white-house-ballroom-construction-to-resume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/federal-appeals-court-allows-white-house-ballroom-construction-to-resume\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal appeals court allows White House ballroom construction to resume"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?313321260226\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<\/p>\n<p>            <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><\/p>\n<p>    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/817302\/2026-04-13_10.38.27\/court-allows-white-house-ballroom-construction-resume.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>A federal appeals court has allowed construction on President Donald Trump\u2019s White House ballroom to continue, for now.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In a 2-1 decision on April 11, judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/media.cadc.uscourts.gov\/orders\/docs\/2026\/04\/26-5101LDSN2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>permitted work on the ballroom project<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> to continue until at least Friday. The court has sent the case back down to a U.S. District Senior Judge Richard Leon, who <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/white-house-ballroom-construction-halted-judge\/816273\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>ordered the work stoppage<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> on March 31.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Leon\u2019s ruling claimed that it was not within the president\u2019s powers to alter the White House with major construction projects without approval of Congress. The original deadline for work to halt was 14 days, or this week.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The federal government\u2019s appeal hinges on the argument that work must continue for safety and security. That includes ensuring the jobsite is secure. But the appeal also claims the project includes \u201cnational security upgrades,\u201d in below-ground work.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In response, the appeals court instructed Leon to \u201cpromptly address the pending motion to clarify how the injunction and its exception will ensure safety and security\u201d on the White House project.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In their decision, Judges Patricia Millett and Bradley Garcia \u2014 appointed by former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, respectively \u2014 urged for more clarity on what aspects of the ballroom are related to national security and safety, and therefore need to see work resumed.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cAs a result, it remains unclear whether and to what extent the development of certain aspects of the proposed ballroom is necessary to ensure the safety and security of those below-ground national security upgrades or otherwise to ensure the safety of the White House and its occupants while the appeal proceeds,\u201d the decision said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In her dissent, Judge Neomi Rao, a Trump appointee, indicated the security vulnerabilities \u201cprolonged by halting construction\u201d meant that the federal government should be awarded the stay and that work should be able to continue.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/court-allows-white-house-ballroom-construction-resume\/817302\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. 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