Judge prevents Kennedy Center closure and makes theater remove Trump’s name
A federal judge has ruled that President Trump's name must be removed from the Kennedy Center and that the theater will remain open for repairs. The lawsuit, filed by Rep. Joyce Beatty, argued that renaming the center requires an act of Congress. The judge also blocked the planned closure of the center until all necessary approvals are secured.
- ▪U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled against the renaming of the Kennedy Center.
- ▪Rep. Joyce Beatty filed the lawsuit to protect the center's original designation.
- ▪The judge's ruling prevents the closure of the center until required reviews and approvals are completed.
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A federal judge ruled President Donald Trump‘s name must be removed from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and that the theater should remain open despite a planned closure for repairs. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled in favor of Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), who had filed a lawsuit “to stop the unlawful renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center” last year. Recommended Stories Former Des Moines superintendent sentenced to two years in prison Texas man indicted for shooting at Secret Service agent near Washington Monument DOJ reviewing Boebert concerns about Washington Nationals discriminating against Christian pitcher “Today’s ruling rightly affirms that this administration’s efforts to rename and close the Center have no basis in law,” Beatty told the Washington…
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