Judges deny request to return Trump’s name to Kennedy Center pending an appeal
A three-judge panel on Wednesday rejected the Kennedy Center board’s request to reinstate the President The name Donald Trump gave to the institution While the board is appealing previous decision He described the name change as illegal and had it cancelled.
This is another setback for the board of trustees chaired by Trump. an epic This started earlier this year when the Kennedy Center became the “Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.”
This prominent addition, and the legal battle that followed, became emblematic of Trump’s broader effort to inscribe his legacy (and, in this case, his real name) on the nation’s capital during his final term.
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the jury wrote on Wednesday. It was stated that this request “does not show how they will be irreparably injured” if Trump’s name is removed from the building during the appeal process.
The board argued that this dismissal “threatens to hinder” fundraising efforts, but the justices found that the claim came without the support of “specific facts or evidence.”
The Kennedy Center did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.
Earlier this year, a federal judge ruled that the name change was illegal, and in June Trump’s name was removed from the building’s white marble facade. The area of the building with Trump’s name on it is covered with a large tarp.
