Judge blocks closure of Kennedy Center and orders removal of Trump's name
The ruling says only Congress can rename the memorial and lets repairs continue without a full shutdown.
- On Friday, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled the Kennedy Center board cannot rename the venue for President Donald Trump and blocked its planned two-year closure for renovations.
- Cooper concluded the board "overstepped its statutory bounds" by unilaterally renaming the venue in December, as the 1964 law establishing the center grants naming authority exclusively to Congress.
- Ohio Democratic Representative Joyce Beatty filed the lawsuit after the board stripped her voting rights; Cooper ruled the March closure decision was "ill-informed and seemingly preordained."
- Following the ruling, President Trump instructed the Commerce Department to "make all necessary arrangements with Congress to allow a full and complete transfer of this Institution."
- The court confirmed that capital repairs which the record "demonstrates is sorely needed" may continue; the board may independently re-evaluate closure plans after balancing statutory obligations.
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U.S. Judge orders removal of Trump’s name from Kennedy Center; blocks closure
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled that the board “overstepped its statutory bounds” by unilaterally adding Mr. Trump’s name, stating that “only Congress can change the Kennedy Center’s name”
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WA todayJudge orders Trump to remove his name from Washington’s Kennedy Centre
The ruling, which also blocked a planned closure and renovation of the storied centre, prompted the US president to wash his hands of the “failing institution” and declare he is handing custody back to Congress.
US President Donald Trump has suffered a setback in court. A federal court in Washington has ordered the removal of the Trump name from the Kennedy Center. The court stated that only the US Congress can change the name of the Kennedy Center. The controversy began when the charity's supporting board decided to change the institution's name, a decision opposed by the Kennedy family and several board members.
The U.S. president announced on Friday that he was going to pass on control of the famous concert hall to Congress. A federal judge ordered, earlier in the day, that the name of the Republican be removed from the Kennedy Center. The judge also suspended the closure for work decided by Donald Trump.
Trump says he’ll back away from Kennedy Center overhaul after judge orders name removal
A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations — the latest legal setback for Trump's efforts to leave his personal mark on the landscape of the nation's capital.
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