Judge denies Kennedy Center request for pause in ruling ordering Trump’s name removed from building
Summary
A judge has refused the Kennedy Center’s request to delay a ruling that orders President Donald Trump’s name to be removed from the building. The judge said only Congress can change the center’s name, and the Kennedy Center has started removing Trump's name from official materials.Key Facts
- U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled that President Trump’s name was added illegally to the Kennedy Center.
- The judge said only Congress can change the name of the Kennedy Center.
- The Kennedy Center must remove all references to Trump’s name from the building and materials.
- The Kennedy Center’s website and documents have dropped Trump’s name.
- President Trump replaced the center’s leadership soon after his second term began and named himself chairman of the board.
- The judge also blocked plans to close the Kennedy Center for renovations starting in July.
- The Kennedy Center tried to keep Trump’s name on the building but the judge refused to delay his order.
- The ruling enforces that the name returns to “The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts” or just “Kennedy Center.”
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