The Supreme Court on Monday granted an emergency request from the Trump administration, allowing construction to continue on the new White House ballroom project. This comes after an interim decision from Chief Justice John Roberts on Aug. 21 granted an administrative stay. 

The justices ruled 5-4 in favor of the Trump administration, with the unsigned ruling stating that the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which brought forth the legal challenge, likely does not have the legal standing to bring suit. 

“Today, we do not pass upon the legality of the government’s East Wing project. We conclude only that, based on the submissions before us, the government is likely to prevail in showing that the Trust lacks Article III standing to challenge the project in federal court and that the remaining stay factors favor relief. Accordingly, the application for stay presented to the Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is granted," the ruling stated. Roberts joined the court’s three liberal justices in dissenting.