Key facts
- The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow White House ballroom construction to continue.
- The White House ballroom project is valued at $400 million.
- A lower court previously ordered a halt to the ballroom construction.
- The BBC is attempting to subpoena Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Jared Kushner.
- Donald Trump filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC.
- Attempts to serve subpoenas on Trump family members have been blocked.
- A federal judge denied the Tohono O’odham Nation's request to halt border wall construction.
- The border wall construction is planned along the Tohono O’odham Nation's reservation.
- The judge ruled the tribe did not establish congressional authority issues or illegal trespass.
- The judge ruled the wall would not alter reservation boundaries without congressional authority.
The Trump administration has requested the U.S. Supreme Court to allow construction to proceed on a $400 million White House ballroom project. This appeal follows a lower court's order to halt the work, with the administration citing national security needs as justification for continuing the construction. The administration is seeking to continue the project while it pursues its appeal.
In a separate legal development, the BBC is seeking to subpoena members of the Trump family, specifically Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Jared Kushner. These subpoenas are part of the BBC's defense strategy against a $10 billion defamation lawsuit initiated by Donald Trump. Law enforcement and Donald Trump's legal team have reportedly blocked attempts to serve these subpoenas.
Additionally, a federal judge has ruled against the Tohono O’odham Nation's bid to halt border wall construction. The tribe had requested a block on the Trump administration's building of the wall along its reservation. The judge determined that the tribe had not sufficiently demonstrated that the wall would alter reservation boundaries without congressional authorization or that it would constitute illegal trespass on tribal lands.