Kennedy Center Tells Court It Won't Try to Restore Trump's Name to the Building Before Sept. 8
The center said it will wait until after Labor Day to seek a new Trump inscription while the judge weighs arguments over the facade and closure plan.
- On Tuesday, Department of Justice attorneys told the court that a tarp covering the Kennedy Center facade is necessary for "water testing and structural repairs to the roof overhang."
- During an August 13 meeting, the board approved a two-year closure for renovations based on a presentation provided to members just 48 hours before the vote, prompting Rep. Joyce Beatty, an Ohio Democrat and board member, to challenge the integrity of the decision.
- The board resolved to carve "Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump" below President John F. Kennedy's name on the facade, while Beatty's lawyers called a related fundraising fund that claws back donations a "contemptuous poison pill."
- Renovation plans are delayed until after Labor Day at the earliest to allow time for legal arguments, while the National Symphony Orchestra announced it will split its upcoming season across six venues.
- U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, who previously blocked the renaming as unlawful, continues to oversee the dispute, noting that courts are "not required to exhibit a naivety from which ordinary citizens are free.
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Kennedy Center Tells Court It Won't Try To Restore Trump's Name Before Sept. 8
Opponents of the move said members of the Kennedy Center’s Trump-aligned board “seem intent” on defying an earlier court order requiring the Republican president’s name to be removed from the building.
WH Lawyers To Court: Kennedy Center Tarp Must Stay
Deadline reports: When the board of the Kennedy Center met last week to decide on the future of the complex, they took up a resolution to restore Donald Trump‘s name to the front facade of the complex. The vote by the Trump-controlled board was not just one designation for the president, but three. So the facade of the Kennedy Center would read: The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts Restored and Renovated by President Donal…
Kennedy Center Voted To Return Trump's Name To Three Different Spots
When the board of the Kennedy Center met last week to decide on the future of the complex, they took up a resolution to restore Donald Trump’s name to the front facade of the complex. The vote by the Trump-controlled board was not just one designation for the president, but three. According to a copy […]
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Kennedy Center tells court it won't try to restore Trump's name to the building before Sept. 8
The Kennedy Center has told a federal court that it would not attempt to return President Donald Trump’s name to the building’s facade before at least Sept. 8 as another legal battle over the performing arts venue’s future takes shape.
'Hide their Embarrassment': Kennedy Center excuse for Trump tarp stuns in court
The Kennedy Center told a federal court its tarp is needed for water testing, but Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) says the real motive is to "hide their embarrassment."The claim came Tuesday in a joint status report filed in U.S. District Court, where U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper had ordered the center to explain why a tarp has covered its facade for more than two months.Beatty, a Democratic congresswoman, Kennedy Center board member, and the…
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