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Trump\u2019s solicitor general petitioned the high court to suspend last week\u2019s decision by a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Chief Justice John Roberts set a deadline of Tuesday for a response by plaintiffs challenging the ballroom project.<\/p>\n

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The divided appeals court panel ruled last week Trump must\u00a0stop the White House ballroom\u2019s construction\u00a0because Congress has not approved the project. The panel\u2019s majority said Trump doesn\u2019t have the unilateral authority to build a 90,000-square-foot (8,400-square-meter) ballroom where the White House\u2019s East Wing stood before he ordered\u00a0its demolition\u00a0last fall.<\/p>\n

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The lower court suspended its own ruling for two weeks to give Trump\u2019s Republican administration time to appeal to the Supreme Court. Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the Supreme Court to rule on its stay petition before the appeals court panel\u2019s decision takes effect on Aug. 21.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis case involves an extraordinary and unlawful injunction that will halt the ongoing construction of the integrated military complex, including a totally secure ballroom space, at the East Wing of the White House, which is vitally required by national security,\u201d Sauer wrote.<\/p>\n

Friday\u2019s court filing includes the administration\u2019s first confirmation that a threatened missile attack on Air Force One prompted the Secret Service to\u00a0secretly fly Trump\u00a0out of Turkey last month on an alternate military aircraft. In arguing for the need for a secure ballroom space, the filing cites \u201cthe threat of a missile attack against Air Force One on July 8\u201d in a list of recent assassination attempts against Trump.<\/p>\n

The filing also asserts that the project is \u201con time and under budget\u201d with approximately $400 million in private donations obviating the need for any taxpayer dollars to be spent. However,\u00a0Democrats in Congress\u00a0have said it appears that funds from Trump\u2019s \u201c\u00a0big, beautiful\u00a0\u201d tax cuts bill appear to be paying for ballroom work. The administration also has requested additional funding from Congress for the project, but lawmakers haven\u2019t approved it.<\/p>\n

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In April, a district court judge ordered a stop to aboveground construction of the planned ballroom. But the judge stressed that the White House was free to proceed with underground work, including the construction of any bunkers, military installations and medical facilities.<\/p>\n

The D.C. Circuit panel\u2019s 2-1 decision upheld\u00a0an order to pauseaboveground construction on the project, siding with historic preservationists who sued to stop construction of the ballroom.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhether or not a massive ballroom should be constructed is for Congress to decide and is not a matter for Executive self-help,\u201d wrote the majority\u2019s two judges, both appointed by Democratic presidents.<\/p>\n

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A third judge disagreed, finding that the preservationist group that challenged the project had no legal right to sue.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe district court elevated the aesthetic displeasure of a single passerby over the government\u2019s security interests in the ballroom,\u201d wrote Judge Neomi Rao, who was appointed by Trump.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration argues that the president, not Congress or the courts, has unimpeded authority to renovate the White House. The current state of the project, essentially an open construction site, makes it harder to protect the White House, the Justice Department contends.<\/p>\n

The administration also says the National Trust for Historic Preservation does not have the legal right, or standing, to sue over the ballroom, which is part of Trump\u2019s plans to quickly\u00a0remake Washington. The solicitor general said the ballroom project \u201cshould be a matter for the President and the political process, not construction-by-injunction.\u201d<\/p>\n

In response to the petition, the trust accused the White House of trying to \u201coutrun the courts\u201d by accelerating construction work, pointing to the administration\u2019s plans to install 1 million pounds of rebar and pour another 3,000 cubic yards of concrete in the next week alone.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Administration\u2019s transparent efforts to evade the rule of law, frustrate judicial review, and limit the availability of meaningful relief in the courts must stop here,\u201d the plaintiffs said in a statement.<\/p>\n

During an appeals court hearing in early June, an administration lawyer defended a broad view of presidential control over iconic public facilities. The government could bulldoze the Statue of Liberty and the White House, Justice Department lawyer Yaakov Roth said in response to a hypothetical question, and the descendants of immigrants who came through Ellis Island and the enslaved people who built the White House would not have standing to sue.<\/p>\n

The D.C. Circuit panel upheld a ruling by U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, who was nominated by Republican President George W. Bush. Leon concluded that a pause wouldn\u2019t jeopardize national security. He also exempted any construction work that is necessary for the safety and security of the White House.<\/p>\n

The ballroom has been under construction for 10 months. The administration says the work is roughly 65% finished.<\/p>\n

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\u201cGiven those developments, the injunction promises chaos in service of nothing,\u201d Sauer wrote.<\/p>\n

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