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Appeals court denies Trump's request to halt removal of his name from the Kennedy Center
NPR • • nation
Key Points:
- A federal appeals court denied President Trump's request to halt the removal of his name from Washington, D.C.'s Kennedy Center, stating he failed to prove the center would suffer "irreparable injury" without his name.
- The Kennedy Center's signage bearing Trump's name has been covered since June 13, and the center's executive director confirmed the name has already been removed.
- The ruling is part of ongoing litigation initiated by Rep. Joyce Beatty, who criticized the Trump administration's efforts to rename the center as unlawful and called for compliance with the law.
- Trump's legal team claimed name removal would cause financial harm and hinder fundraising, but the court found these claims unsupported by specific evidence.
- The Kennedy Center's current programming is limited compared to previous years, with a status report on its operations ordered by the presiding judge due by the end of the month.
