US court rules that Trump’s name must stay off Kennedy Center during appeal
Summary
A US appeals court ruled that President Donald Trump’s name must stay off the Kennedy Center building during the appeal process. This follows a judge’s earlier decision that removing Trump’s name was required because the name change was illegal.Key Facts
- President Trump’s name was added to the Kennedy Center in 2025 after he became chairman of its board of trustees.
- A federal judge ordered the removal of Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center’s facade and signs.
- The Kennedy Center appealed this decision, seeking to keep Trump’s name visible during the legal process.
- A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals denied the request to keep Trump’s name on the building while the appeal proceeds.
- The appeal court said there was no proof that removing Trump’s name during the appeal would cause serious harm.
- Democratic Representative Joyce Beatty, a Kennedy Center board member who brought the lawsuit, called the ruling a win for the American people.
- The legal battle started after Trump’s board renamed the center “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.”
- The Kennedy Center has not yet responded publicly to the appeals court ruling.
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