Chief Justice Roberts Lets Trump Keep Building the White House Ballroom Past a Court-Ordered Midnight Deadline

Date

Aug 21, 2026

Outcome

Administration won

Posture

Interim

Party

United States

Source

cnn.com ↗

Publisher

CNN

Disposition

Administrative stay entered by Chief Justice John Roberts on Aug. 21, 2026, freezing the lower-court order that required construction to stop; no ruling on the merits.

Caveat

Administrative stay by the Chief Justice acting alone, without reasoning; no ruling on the merits.

Ledger id

1955

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