Another court blocks White House ballroom work, teeing up a Supreme Court review

A federal appeals court says above-ground construction cannot continue without approval from Congress, siding with historic preservation advocates.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8192x5464+0+0/resize/8192x5464!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2F15%2F754728064a2394478677f116004f%2Fap26217654784670.jpg' alt='Construction has continued on the White House ballroom all summer, as seen on Wednesday.'/><p>A federal appeals court says above-ground construction cannot continue without approval from Congress, siding with historic preservation advocates.</p><p>(Image credit: Tierney L. Cross)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5925123' />