Appeals court majority appears sympathetic to White House ballroom challenge
The Hill
—
A majority on a three-judge appeals court panel appeared sympathetic to a challenge to President Trump’s White House ballroom project at oral arguments Friday.
The two Democratic-appointed judges pressed the government on its arguments that Congress has already given all necessary approvals and that a preservationist group has no right to sue. “If the government decided very quickly and bulldozed the Statue of Liberty, the people whose ancestors, that was the first…
Trump's White House Ballroom Lawsuit
- No court has authority to block Trump’s White House ballroom, DoJ lawyer says The Guardian —
- Ballroom blitz: Battle back in court and argument will be a matter of national security MS Now —
- Appeals Court Panel to Hear Arguments Over Trump’s Ballroom The New York Times —
- Appeals court to hear arguments over whether Trump's ballroom plans can continue ABC News —
- Court weighs whether Trump needed congressional approval for White House ballroom Scripps News —