Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, also rejected the Trump administration’s arguments that a new ballroom is essential for national security." Ballroom construction was allowed to continue while the government's appeal moved forward, after the appeals court temporarily lifted Leon's ruling. The new ruling, however, leaves the future of the ballroom up in the air. This ruling does not even necessarily mean that the Defendants may not ultimately construct the ballroom. As Bloomberg explains, "The appeals court paused the effect of its decision for 14 days to give the government the chance to ask the Supreme Court to review it.