Overview
- Judge Richard Leon, who clarified his injunction Thursday, allowed underground, security‑related work beneath the site to continue.
- He kept the planned above‑ground ballroom on hold as unlawful without approval from Congress.
- The revised order followed an appeals court push to weigh security impacts and it bars any digging that would lock in the ballroom’s size or footprint.
- President Trump attacked the judge on Truth Social, saying the $400 million, privately funded hall is needed for safe state events.
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued over the East Wing demolition and argues major White House alterations require Congress, a dispute now headed for further appeals.