Emergency request aims to keep Trump’s name off Kennedy Center : NPR

Key Points:

• Rep. Joyce Beatty filed an emergency motion to stop the Kennedy Center trustees from reinstating President Trump's name on the arts complex and renaming the site as "President Donald J. Trump Plaza," arguing only Congress can change the center’s name.
• The trustees' plan would display Trump's name twice on the building's front and potentially a third time on the grounds, despite a previous court ruling that such renaming attempts were unlawful.
• The Kennedy Center board, mostly appointed by Trump, proposes signage reading "The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump," with an additional line contingent on fundraising success.
• Judge Christopher Cooper previously ruled that the center's name is protected by Congressional mandate and cannot be altered unilaterally by the board.
• Beatty, an ex-officio board member, condemned the board’s actions as defiant and unlawful, emphasizing the Kennedy Center’s status as a public memorial that belongs to the American people.