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[1/3]2025年10月23日，在美国华盛顿白宫北侧高处拍摄到白宫东翼的拆除现场，这里是美国总统唐纳德·特朗普拟建宴会厅的选址。路透社/安德鲁·莱登/档案照片
内容提要
- 下级法院称国会必须批准该宴会厅项目
- 特朗普在为项目辩护时强调国家安全
- 历史保护组织起诉质疑该宴会厅项目
- 首席大法官罗伯茨称该项目“可能违法”
- 罗伯茨是唯一持异议的保守派大法官
华盛顿8月31日路透电 — 美国最高法院周一以5票赞成、4票反对的裁决，允许唐纳德·特朗普政府继续修建其白宫宴会厅建筑群。此前特朗普政府正就一项要求叫停大部分工程的司法令提起上诉。首席大法官约翰·罗伯茨在异议意见中称该项目“可能违法”。
最高法院批准了政府的请求，暂停下级法院叫停这座耗资4亿美元宴会厅地上工程的裁定，等待历史保护组织提起的旨在阻止该项目的诉讼继续推进。
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这家名为国家历史保护信托基金的非营利组织去年提起诉讼，此前特朗普政府拆除了白宫东翼，并开始建造一座9万平方英尺（约合8360平方米）的宴会厅，且未寻求国会的具体批准。特朗普曾表示，该宴会厅将是“有史以来同类建筑中最棒的”。
特朗普称赞了周一的这项裁决，此次裁决得到了最高法院6名保守派大法官中的5人支持。他们写道，原告缺乏提起诉讼所需的法定资格。他们还援引国家安全方面的担忧称，如果该项目被叫停，政府可能会遭受“不可弥补的损害”。
罗伯茨是唯一持异议的保守派大法官。他与法院的三名自由派大法官共同签署了异议意见。
罗伯茨写道，该宴会厅工程“可能违法”，他指出国会对“哥伦比亚特区和联邦财产拥有充分的宪法权力”，且已明令禁止在华盛顿特区的联邦政府土地上未经授权建造任何建筑。
“这座宴会厅是在哥伦比亚特区的联邦公园场地——总统公园——上建造的建筑或设施。但国会并未通过任何类似‘明确授权’的法律，允许行政部门修建该建筑，”罗伯茨写道。
“黄金时代”
特朗普在社交媒体帖子中对这一裁决表示欢迎，并称此次法律挑战毫无依据。
“我很高兴地宣布，美国最高法院刚刚裁定支持继续修建宴会厅/军事综合体，不会再有任何延误、疑虑或威胁。我们正生活在美国的黄金时代，这座建筑将成为华盛顿特区有史以来最伟大的建筑之一，”这位共和党总统写道。
该项目将地上宴会厅与大型地下综合体相结合。特朗普表示，该项目包括防空洞、医疗设施、无人机和导弹防护系统以及其他安全设施，“所有这些整合为一个庞大、昂贵且极其复杂的整体”。宴会厅结构的低层工程仍在继续，墙体和地面已初具规模。
国家历史保护信托基金主席兼首席执行官布伦特·莱格斯对法院的裁决表示失望。莱格斯表示，罗伯茨撰写的异议意见“重申了我们从案件一开始就坚持的观点——白宫宴会厅的建设是违法的”。
莱格斯敦促最高法院加快审理特朗普政府预计会提起的正式上诉，并誓言其团队将“继续与合作伙伴一道，为美国人民、国家的民主价值观以及保护我国最具历史意义的场所而倡导”。
在8月14日提交给最高法院的文件中，司法部律师呼应了特朗普的说法，称该项目是安全必需，并援引了针对总统的暗杀企图和其他近期威胁作为证据。
“此案涉及一项非同寻常且违法的禁令，该禁令将叫停白宫东翼综合军事综合体的在建工程，包括一个完全安全的宴会厅空间，这对国家安全至关重要，”他们写道。
“临时租户”
8月7日，美国哥伦比亚特区巡回上诉法院以2票赞成、1票反对的裁决，维持了美国地区法官理查德·利昂的命令，要求政府叫停地上工程。
“每位总统都是白宫的临时租户，而非所有者，”该巡回上诉法院的裁决称，“未经国会批准，不得从根本上重塑白宫。”
利昂的命令并未永久禁止建造宴会厅。它叫停了地上工程，但允许地下工程继续进行，以及被认定为“严格必要”的白宫安全保障工作。在裁决中，哥伦比亚特区巡回上诉法院表示，国家安全理由“并非自动免予法律追责的通行证”。
司法部在8月14日的文件中称，整个项目——包括地下设施和地上宴会厅——已完成65%。
特朗普曾表示，宴会厅项目是安全必需，并将该建筑称为“军事中心”。特朗普称，哥伦比亚特区巡回上诉法院的裁决让他、其他白宫官员和访客面临袭击风险。
该项目是特朗普重塑华盛顿景观的整体计划的一部分，其中还包括建造一座250英尺（约合76米）高的拱门以及翻新肯尼迪中心——一座文化地标和表演艺术中心。
被拆除的白宫东翼曾设有第一夫人办公室和白宫电影院。该翼楼最初建于1902年西奥多·罗斯福总统任期内，并于1942年富兰克林·罗斯福总统任期内大幅扩建。
拥有6比3保守派多数席位的最高法院，在特朗普第二任期内经常做出有利于他的裁决，不过也有一些显著例外，特朗普一直在推动扩大其在国内事务和外交政策上的权力。
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Supreme Court lets Trump’s White House ballroom construction continue
2026-08-31T20:09:33.237Z / reuters.com
[1/3]The demolition of the East Wing of the White House, the location of U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed ballroom is seen from an elevated position on the North side of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 23, 2025. REUTERS/ Andrew Leyden/File Photo
Summary
- Lower court said Congress must approve ballroom project
- Trump emphasizes national security in defending project
- Historic preservation group sued to challenge ballroom
- Chief Justice Roberts calls the project “likely unlawful”
- Roberts was the only conservative justice to dissent
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 ruling on Monday let Donald Trump’s administration continue construction of his White House ballroom complex while the president challenges a judicial order that would halt much of the development, with Chief Justice John Roberts in a dissent calling the project “likely unlawful.”
The court granted the administration’s request to block a lower court’s order halting above-ground construction of the $400 million ballroom while a lawsuit by a historic preservation group seeking to stop the project proceeds.
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The nonprofit National Trust for Historic Preservation sued last year after the administration
tore down
the White House East Wing and began building a 90,000-square-foot (8,360-square-meter) ballroom without seeking specific approval from Congress. Trump has said the ballroom will be “the greatest of its kind ever built.”
Monday’s ruling, lauded by Trump, was powered by five of the court’s six conservative justices. They wrote that the plaintiffs lacked the necessary legal standing to sue. They also said the government would likely suffer “irreparable harm” if the project were blocked, citing national security concerns.
Roberts was the only conservative justice to dissent. He was joined in his dissent by the court’s three liberal justices.
The ballroom construction is “likely unlawful,” Roberts wrote, noting that Congress has “plenary constitutional authority over the District of Columbia and federal property” and that it has prohibited structures from being built on federal government grounds in Washington, D.C., without its authorization.
“The ballroom is a building or structure being erected on federal park grounds — President’s Park — in the District of Columbia. Yet Congress has not passed any law resembling ‘express authority’ for the Executive’s construction of it,” Roberts wrote.
‘THE GOLDEN AGE’
Trump in a social media post welcomed the ruling and called the legal challenge baseless.
“I am pleased to report that the United States Supreme Court has just ruled in favor of the Ballroom/Military Complex being built without any further contingency, doubt, or threat. We are living in the Golden Age of America, and this Building will be one of the Greatest ever constructed in Washington, D.C.,” the Republican president wrote.
The project combines the above-ground ballroom with an extensive underground complex. Trump has said the project includes bomb shelters, medical facilities, shielding from drones and missiles and other security features that are “all tied together as one big, expensive and very complex unit.” Construction continues on the lower levels of the ballroom structure, with walls and floors visible.
Brent Leggs, president and CEO of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, expressed disappointment with the court’s ruling. Leggs said the dissent written by Roberts “reiterated what we have maintained from the start of our case — that construction of the White House ballroom is unlawful.”
Leggs urged the Supreme Court to fast-track the Trump administration’s expected formal appeal, vowing that his group will “continue to advocate with our partners on behalf of the American people, the democratic values of our nation and the preservation of our country’s most historically significant places.”
In an August 14 Supreme Court filing, Justice Department lawyers echoed Trump’s contention that the project is a security necessity, citing assassination attempts against the president and other recent threats.
“This case involves an extraordinary and unlawful injunction that will halt the ongoing construction of the integrated military complex, including a totally secure ballroom space, at the East Wing of the White House, which is vitally required by national security,” they wrote.
‘A TEMPORARY TENANT’
On August 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in a 2-1 ruling upheld U.S. District Judge Richard Leon’s order directing the administration to halt above-ground construction.
“Each President is a temporary tenant, not the owner, of the White House,” and cannot fundamentally reshape it without congressional approval, the D.C. Circuit’s ruling stated.
Leon’s order did not permanently bar construction of a ballroom. It blocked above-ground efforts while allowing below-ground construction to continue, as well as work deemed “strictly necessary” for the safety and security of the White House. In its ruling, the D.C. Circuit said national security arguments “are not an automatic get-out-of-law-free card.”
The Justice Department said in its August 14 filing that the overall project — including both the underground facilities and the above-ground ballroom — was 65% complete.
Trump has said the ballroom project is a security necessity, and has referred to the structure as a “military center.” Trump said the D.C. Circuit’s decision left him, other White House officials and visitors exposed to attack.
The project is part of Trump’s broader efforts to reshape the Washington landscape, including plans to build a 250-foot (76-meter) arch and revamp the Kennedy Center, a cultural landmark and performance center.
The demolished East Wing housed the first lady’s offices and the White House movie theater. It was originally built in 1902 during Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency and greatly expanded in 1942 during Franklin Roosevelt’s presidency.
The Supreme Court, with its 6-3 conservative majority, has frequently ruled in favor of Trump in his second term in office, with some notable exceptions, as he has pushed to expand his powers in domestic affairs and foreign policy.
Reporting by John Kruzel with additional reporting by Andrew Chung and Bo Erickson; Editing by Will Dunham