The Trump legal team is already appealing the ruling of Judge who halted construction of Ballroom!!.

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Trump Ballroom Construction Plans Halted by Federal Judge

The Trump legal team is already appealing the ruling.
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/trump-ballroom-construction-plans-halted-2760737


Eileen Kinsella April 1, 2026


A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has approved an order halting President Donald Trump’s ongoing construction for a sweeping and highly controversial overhaul of the White House’s East Wing. This involves the construction an ambitious and expensive ballroom with overall budget projection of $400 million, which the President has said will be funded by private donors.


In his March 31 injunction following a lawsuit brought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation last December, Judge Richard J. Leon, U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, wrote: “This case, in essence, is about whether the President has the authority to build a ballroom on White House grounds with private funds without seeking authorization from Congress.”

“The National Trust asserts that Defendants’ actions are ultra vires of statutory authority,” his a 35-page preliminary injunction order continued. “But why do Defendants even need statutory authority in the first place? The Constitution shows why.” (“Ultra vires” refers to a person or entity acting “beyond the powers of” what is allowed.)

The National Trust’s suit was re-filed in early March after the judge advised it to make certain amendments. It prompted pushback from the Trump administration and several related entities named as defendants in the complaint. These include the National Park Service and its director Jessica Bowron; John Stanwich, superintendent of the White House and the President’s Park; Douglas Burgum, secretary of the interior; Michael Rigas, acting administrator of general services in the current administration; and Trump himself...............................