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As mentioned at the top, breaking tonight, a divided Supreme Court allows the White House to continue construction on its $400 million ballroom project as lawsuits play out. The president posted news about that a short time ago, calling the project part of the golden age of America. Fox News chief legal correspondent, anchor of Fox News Sunday, Shannon Bream, has details tonight. Good evening, Shannon. Good evening, Brett. Well, today's 5-4 decision is a big win for the president. As the administration says, crews are working 20 hours a day on the complex that includes both the ballroom and those underground military installations. Well, the court had this to say. It said it's not passing judgment on the legality of the project, but it did hold that the plaintiff challenging the ballroom project likely doesn't actually have the right to sue the Trump administration over it. Quote, we conclude only that based on the submissions before us, the government is likely to prevail in showing that the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States lacks Article III standing to challenge the project in federal court. But the dissenters, and this is an interesting lineup, they were led by Chief Justice Roberts, included Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson. They argue that the National Trust Executive Committee member, Alison Hoagland, does have standing, quote, given the distinctive nature of the White House and Hoagland's focused and substantiated interest in viewing it in its traditional form, her aesthetic injury from the CONSTRUCTION OF THE BALLROOM IS CONCRETE AND PARTICULARIZED. NOW, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THE LEGAL BATTLE OVER THE BALLROOM IS OVER THOUGH, ONLY THAT WHILE THE FIGHTS PLAY OUT, CONSTRUCTION CAN CONTINUE. COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE BALLROOM IS EXPECTED TO BE DONE BY NOVEMBER