Kennedy Center asks judge to pause deadlines in ongoing lawsuit as it explores options for renovation
Management outlined three renovation paths, including full closure or limited programming, as a federal judge ordered the center to keep operating.
- On Wednesday, Judge Christopher Cooper ordered the Kennedy Center to report the purpose and status of the tarp and scaffolding covering the facade, which remains after workers removed President Donald Trump's name on June 13.
- Rep. Joyce Beatty sued to remove Trump's name, arguing Congress alone can rename the center under the 1964 statute creating it; workers removed the letters overnight but left the covering in place.
- Kennedy Center Executive Director Matt Floca said management will present "an array of options" for future operations at a mid-July board meeting, while the Washington National Opera sued the institution for $17 million on June 12.
- Judge Cooper rejected the administration's request for a delay, mandating a status report by July 31 or within seven days of the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees meeting in mid-July, whichever comes first.
- The Kennedy Center will "maintain an operational model" past July 5, though management has deferred long-term programming decisions; currently only outdoor movie screenings and children's workshops appear on the calendar.
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The Journal RecordJudge asks the Kennedy Center to explain tarps covering the building
Pilgrims have journeyed to the Kennedy Center over the past week and a half hoping to see proof that President Donald Trump’s name is gone from the building’s exterior. They’ve all left frustrated, many with the same question: Why is…
A judge says the Kennedy Center must update him on its plans — and address that tarp
On Wednesday, the federal judge overseeing the Kennedy Center lawsuit ordered the center to give him a status report on the center’s operation and programming within the next few weeks. Judge Christopher R. Cooper also said that the Kennedy Center must explain the purpose and status of the tarp and scaffolding that have been placed over the front of the arts complex, where until recently both President Trump and President John F. Kennedy’s names…
Judge forces Trump admin to answer for Kennedy Center tarp covering name removal
A federal judge is demanding an explanation for the tarp that now hides where President Donald Trump's name once stood on the Kennedy Center's façade.U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper issued the order Tuesday in Beatty v. Trump, the lawsuit brought by Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) over Trump's il...
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