Supreme Court·Petition
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to end the White House ballroom lawsuit outright
Solicitor General D. John Sauer filed a petition on Nov. 5 asking the Supreme Court to summarily reverse a judge's ruling against the East Wing ballroom project, or at least to hear the case, saying the Court's 5-4 interim order of Aug. 31 "has all but answered the question presented," SCOTUSblog reported. In that order the majority said the National Trust for Historic Preservation likely lacks standing because its member's aesthetic objections are not a concrete injury, while Chief Justice John Roberts and three others dissented. The trust's response is due Dec. 7.
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- SCOTUSblogTrump administration brings White House ballroom battle back to Supreme Court