All construction for Trump ballroom can resume, appeals court rules

Published April 18, 2026 9:11pm ET



All construction related to President Donald Trump‘s $400 million ballroom can continue, an appeals court ruled late Friday.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit put on hold a ruling from U.S. District Judge Richard Leon that permitted only below-ground construction of the ballroom. Work on the entire project can now continue until at least early June, with oral arguments over its legality slated for June 5.

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