Federal judge rejects bid to halt removal of Trump's name from Kennedy Center building
The court said only Congress can approve the rename, and crews began taking down the letters after the center lost its stay request.
- On Friday, District Court Judge Christopher Cooper denied the Trump administration's last-minute attempt to stop the removal of President Trump's name from the Kennedy Center, upholding the June 12, 2026 deadline.
- A Trump-aligned board of trustees rebranded the venue as the 'Trump-Kennedy Center' last December, prompting a legal challenge from a Democratic member of Congress over the change to the memorial for President John Kennedy.
- Cooper ruled last month that only Congress possesses authority to approve a name change, determining the addition was illegal and finding the Defendants failed to show they 'will be irreparably injured absent a stay.'
- Workers were seen erecting scaffolding outside the Kennedy Center on Friday as the facility prepares to restore its original title, following instructions from the center's general counsel.
- Cooper's original order also blocked nearly two years of planned renovations, halting attempts by President Trump to reshape the institution's board membership and performances after his return to office.
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Kennedy Centre loses last-ditch attempt to keep Trump’s name on building
The Kennedy Centre was running out of options on Friday evening to keep President Donald Trump’s name on the facade of the iconic performing arts venue. A judge earlier in the afternoon rejected a request to pause a court-ordered deadline of Friday to remove references to Trump from the building and other aspects of the Kennedy Centre’s operations. The institution appealed that ruling, an effort that was also rebuffed on Friday evening. Scaffold…
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The Trump administration sought a 12-hour extension as the deadline to remove President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center crept closer Friday evening. In a new filing obtained and viewed by TheWrap, the Trump administration argued, “Defendants respectfully request a brief extension of time to file the compliance declaration required by this Court’s May 29, 2026 permanent-injunction order … as one task – the removal of signage from the …
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