National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States v. National Park Service

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC ) PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED ) STATES, ) Plaintiff, ) ) Civil Case No. 25-4316 (RJL) v. ) ) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) _ ___ ___ ___ ) ~ MEMORANDUM OPINION February 2'=> , 2026 [Dkt. #2] The National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States ("Plaintiff' or "the National Trust") challenges the President's authority to destruct and construct the East Wing of the White House without the prior approval of Congress and with private funds. Plaintiff bases its challenge on a…