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The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily allowed construction of a White House ballroom to continue, pausing a lower court order that would have halted much of the project. Chief Justice John Roberts issued the stay, which remains in effect until the court takes further action. The Trump administration had filed an emergency appeal.
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Construction of the Trump administration's roughly $400 million White House ballroom is continuing after Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary stay pausing an appeals court order that had halted work; the stay remains in effect until the Supreme Court takes further action.
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Chief Justice John Roberts issued a stay that will remain in place until the Supreme Court takes further action.
Chief justice signs temporary order to permit work while court considers emergency appeal from administration The US supreme court has allowed Donald Trump to continue construction of his controversial White House ballroom for now, temporarily pausing a lower court order that would halt much of the project. Supreme court chief justice John Roberts signed a temporary order on Friday, permitting work to continue while…
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