VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-08
“The district court elevated the aesthetic displeasure of a single passerby over the government’s security interests in the ballroom and the security risks of leaving an open construction site at the President’s home and office,”
Neomi Rao · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-08
Rao wrote in her dissent that the district court elevated a passerby's aesthetic displeasure over government security interests in the ballroom project.
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