President Donald Trump scored a major legal victory Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 to allow construction of his controversial White House ballroom project to continue.
The ruling represents a significant setback for preservation groups seeking to halt the massive construction effort at the White House complex. The justices’ decision temporarily removes the lower-court barrier that had threatened to bring above-ground work on the project to a standstill.
The decision was closely divided. Chief Justice John Roberts broke with the court’s conservative majority and joined the three liberal justices in dissent.
