Trump name must be removed from Kennedy Center by Friday night as appeals court rejects delay
President Donald Trump had asked a federal appeals court to suspend a lower-court order that his name before removed from the performing arts center.
TL;DR
- A federal appeals court rejected a request to delay the removal of President Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Center facade.
- The lower court's order mandating removal by Friday night remains in effect.
- The Department of Justice may still have the name added back if its appeal of the underlying ruling is successful.
- The original ruling stated that only Congress has the authority to change the Kennedy Center's name, which is formally dedicated to President John F. Kennedy.
- The center had been renamed the Trump Kennedy Center in December after Trump appointed himself a trustee.