US judge orders removal of Trump's name from Kennedy Center
Judge rules that Washington DC performing arts venue cannot be renamed without an act of Congress
TL;DR
- US district judge Christopher Cooper ordered the removal of Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Center.
- The judge ruled that only an act of Congress can change the Kennedy Center's name.
- Physical signage and official materials must remove Trump's name within 14 days.
- The judge also temporarily blocked the center's proposed summer closure for renovations.
- The lawsuit was initiated by Ohio Democratic Representative Joyce Beatty.
- Trump had appointed himself chair of the board and purged members with his own appointees.
- Artists and performing groups had canceled bookings in protest of the name change.
- Trump has other controversial construction plans in Washington DC, including a "Victory arch" and a ballroom.