聯邦上訴法院判定白宮宴會廳停工：川普 90,000 平方英呎擴建計畫面臨法律卡關
美國前總統川普（Donald Trump）規劃於白宮旁興建一座占地 90,000 平方英呎、由私營資金資助的巨型宴會廳（Ballroom），儘管自去年秋季動工以來工程持續推進，但日前該項目遭遇重大法律挫敗。
美國哥倫比亞特區巡迴上訴法院（U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit）由三名法官組成的合議庭以 2 比 1 的表決結果做出裁定：未獲得美國國會直接批准前，白宮宴會廳施工必須立即停止，此判決亦維持了先前地方法院阻止該工程進行的裁定。
法院在判決書明確指出：「每位總統都只是白宮及其行政宅邸（Executive Residence）的臨時租客，而非所有者。總統對該財產並無——亦未主張任何憲法賦予的管轄權；該財產是為了所有現任、未來總統以及全體美國人民的使用而設計與維護。」
這起訴訟由美國非營利組織「國家歷史保存信託基金會（National Trust for Historic Preservation）」提告，被告為負責管理白宮及其地段的美國國家公園管理局（NPS）。基金會總裁兼執行長 Brent Leggs 表示，法律明確規定只有國會才能授權在白宮建造宴會廳，適逢美國慶祝《獨立宣言》發表 250 週年之際，這項判決對捍衛歷史古蹟保存具有重大意義。被告擁有 14 天時間決定是否提出上訴，而川普隨後在 Truth Social 上明言將立即上訴至美國最高法院，意味著這場白宮宴會廳的法律大戰仍未劃下句點。
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白宮旁邊蓋 90,000 平方英呎（約 2,500 坪）的巨型宴會廳喊卡了！前總統川普籌資興建的白宮新宴會廳，自去年秋天動工以來爭議不斷。美國聯邦上訴法院最新做出 2 比 1 判決，認定工程必須「立即停工」，除非取得美國國會的直接批准！
法官在判決書裡寫得非常直白：「每位總統都只是白宮的臨時租客，而不是業主。」強調白宮是屬於全體美國人民與歷任總統的國家財產，總統個人無權隨意擴建。
提告的國家歷史保存信託基金會（National Trust for Historic Preservation）歡呼這是古蹟保存的重大勝利。不過川普也隨即在 Truth Social 上放話，表示會「立即上訴到美國最高法院」。這場涉及歷史地標、總統權限與國會審查的建築法律大戰，看來還有得燒！
President Donald Trump’s plan to build a 90,000 square-foot, privately-funded ballroom next to the White House has been mired in political and legal quagmire. That still hasn’t shut down work on the sprawling structure, which has been steadily rising from the ground since it broke ground last autumn.
But a federal appeals court ruled Friday that construction on the ballroom site cannot continue without direct congressional approval. The 2-1 decision, handed down by a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, upheld an earlier decision by a district court to block work on the project.
‘Each President is a temporary tenant, not the owner, of the White House and its Executive Residence,’ the court wrote. ‘The President has no – and claims no – constitutionally assigned authority over that property, which is designed and maintained for the use of all Presidents, current and future, and for the American people.’
The decision marks another chapter in an ongoing lawsuit brought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit that advocates for historic buildings and sites across the US, against the National Parks Service, the federal agency that oversees the White House and its grounds.
‘This is a great day for our country and for the American people's right to voice their opinions about the historic places they cherish, including the White House,’ said National Trust president and CEO Brent Leggs in a statement. ‘From the beginning, our position has been clear and consistent: the law states that only Congress can authorize the construction of a ballroom at the White House.’
‘This decision is particularly meaningful as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and advocate for renewed protections for historic preservation,’ Leggs added.
The defendants have 14 days to decide whether to appeal the decision.
President Trump, however, was clear about next steps. ‘We will be immediately appealing to the United States Supreme Court,’ he wrote on Truth Social – indicating that the ballroom battle is far from over.
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