A U.S. appeals court on April 17 stayed a preliminary injunction issued by District Judge Richard Leon that had blocked above-ground construction of a new White House ballroom. The stay allows construction to proceed while the appeal is pending. Leon had permitted below-ground work tied to national security facilities to continue but drew a line at above-ground construction, finding the project lacked required congressional authorization. The appeals court's decision to stay the injunction is a significant procedural win for the executive branch. It signals that at least a panel of appellate judges found the lower court's order unlikely to survive on appeal, or that the balance of harms favored allowing construction to continue.
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Judge Richard Leon issued an order.
newspaper Read articleAppeals Court Allows Construction Of White House Ballroom To Continue A U.S. appeals court on April 17 put on hold a lower court order that had halted construction of the White House ballroom, allowing the project to proceed for now. District Judge Richard Leon issued a preliminary injunction blocking above-ground construction of the ballroom but allowed “below-ground” construction of national security facilities to continue. Leon had said the project cannot continue without authorization from C
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Judge Richard Leon issued an order.
Appeals Court Allows Construction Of White House Ballroom To Continue A U.S. appeals court on April 17 put on hold a lower court order that had halted construction of the …
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