Judge Modifies East Wing Demo Asbestos Case Stay, Asks For Briefing Schedule

( February 27, 2026, 3:01 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal judge overseeing the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization’s (ADAO) lawsuit seeking details about asbestos remediation efforts at the site of the White House East Wing reconstruction granted a motion to amend a ruling staying the case and ordered the parties to file a joint status report detailing how to proceed on a motion for partial summary judgment on a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) claim.  The judge issued the docket-only order on Feb. 26....