Event Brief
Roberts allows White House ballroom construction to continue
By The BriefBrief · Sources (17)
Filed: Aug 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Summary: Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary order allowing the White House to keep working on President Donald Trump’s $400 million ballroom project while the Supreme Court considers the administration’s emergency request. The order came hours before lower-court rulings would have forced a halt to aboveground construction.
WHO: Chief Justice John Roberts
WHAT: Issued a temporary order permitting continued aboveground construction on the White House $400 million ballroom project.
WHEN: Aug 21, 2026
WHERE: USA
WHY: To allow construction to continue while the Supreme Court considers the Trump administration’s emergency request to intervene in lawsuits over the project.
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