The Supreme Court permitted the White House ballroom construction to continue during ongoing legal disputes, with a 5-4 conservative majority ruling the work could proceed. ^[1] Bishop Terry LaValley announced on 2025-08-25 that the Diocese of Ogdensburg, New York, proposes an $83 million settlement fund for abuse victims in the diocese's bankruptcy proceedings. ^[2] Bishop Terry LaValley said that each parish in the Diocese of Ogdensburg will file a 'rapid pre-pack Chapter 11' bankruptcy case at the last moment and emerge after about 48 hours, receiving a discharge of all alleged abuse claims as of the filing date. ^[3] On September 1, 2026, survivors of the February 6, 2023 earthquakes gathered at the Supreme Court in Turkey to protest the lack of justice. ^[4] US Supreme Court heard an appeal from death row inmate Terry Pitchford who was denied relief by the Mississippi Supreme Court after his attorneys claimed Black people were illegally struck from his jury. ^[5] The government defended the construction as necessary for national security and claimed the president has authority over federal buildings. ^[6] The National Trust for Historic Preservation argued Trump lacked authority to unilaterally approve the project, which requires congressional approval. ^[7] A diocesan spokeswoman said that roughly $38 million of the $83 million settlement would come from insurance contributions, on top of the $45 million agreement the diocese announced in May. ^[8] The U.S. Supreme Court's June 2024 ruling in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P. allowed lawsuits against individual parishes and schools in diocesan abuse proceedings. ^[9] The Adalet Peşinde Aileleri Platformu (Platform of Families Seeking Justice) demanded that public officials involved in the disaster be investigated. ^[10] The platform claimed that at least 53,000 people were lost in the February 6 earthquake. ^[11] The platform stated that the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) prepared reports predicting scenarios with intensity 7 or higher between 2019 and 2021. ^[12]