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Judge says Trump’s name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center 94%
5/30/2026, 12:35:26 AM
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A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump's name was added to the
Kennedy Center illegally.
He's also blocked the administration from closing the National Cultural and Arts Center for major renovations.
US District Judge Christopher Cooper said the Kennedy Center board quote overstepped its statutory bounds by unilaterally adding Trump's name to the center.
Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name and
only Congress can change it, he said.
The judge also ruled the Kennedy Center's board violated the law in March by deciding to close the facility
calling the decision quote ill-informed and seemingly preordained.
The administration had announced that work would begin in July and last approximately two years,
but the ruling halts those plans for now.
The judge who was nominated to the bench by Democratic President Barack Obama ordered the defendants to remove Trump's name from
the institution's facade and any official materials such as digital or physical signs within two weeks.
Last year, Trump and his called a handpicked board for the Kennedy Center that named him as chairman.
Preservation organizations and a Democratic lawmaker challenged the Kennedy Center project in hearings held in April.
The Kennedy Center vice president of public relations suggested there would be an appeal.
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