The Supreme Court temporarily permits resumption of activities in the White House Concert Hall

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily approved on Friday the continuation of construction of a large concert hall at the White House, as ordered by President Donald Trump.

The highest judicial body in the United States, to which the American president appealed, temporarily suspended a ruling that had ordered a halt to work on the hall at midnight on Friday.

The court noted that halting construction was “unrelated” to the core of the matter, but it considered that the U.S. president should have sought congressional approval before commencing the project.

According to the decision by the conservative-leaning court, work on the concert hall, which is opposed by cultural heritage advocacy groups, can resume.

On August 7, a federal court ordered a halt to construction at the hall, a decision that the U.S. president described as a “national disgrace.”

The Supreme Court relied on the national security argument advanced by the U.S. administration.

In its filings, the U.S. administration pointed out that a “military complex” would be integrated into the concert hall, which would not be limited to hosting ceremonial events.

It noted that the large-scale project was 65 percent complete and that suspending work on it would have a negative impact on the site.