Judge blocks Kennedy Center board from putting Trump's name on plaza, building
Judge Christopher Cooper said the board could not honor Trump without Congress’s approval, rejecting a bid tied to a $100 million fundraising plan.
- On Tuesday, District Judge Christopher Cooper blocked the Kennedy Center board from inscribing President Donald Trump's name on the main building, ruling that such memorials require Congressional approval.
- In May, Cooper declared the board's earlier renaming attempts unlawful, establishing that only Congress holds the power to change the facility's official designation.
- The board claimed that recognizing Trump is necessary to secure his fiscal oversight and raise $100 million, even though Congress has already appropriated $257 million for renovations.
- Following a ceiling collapse reported by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, the board shifted Tuesday's agenda to focus exclusively on the facility's "necessary closure" rather than additional Trump tributes.
- The proposed closure faces resistance from Rep. Joyce Beatty's team, with lawyer Norm Eisen calling the plan "foolishness" and vowing to contest the board's efforts.
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On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper of Washington issued an order temporarily suspending the most recent proposal to encrypt Donald Trump's name on Kennedy's cultural centre, the American president assassinated in 1963, reports Reuters. In addition, the Centre's board of directors cannot continue with plans to rename the campus where it is located as "President Donald J. Trump Plaza," Judge Cooper has already decided.
This was decided by the board members appointed by Trump, not citing the naming controversy, of course, but the poor condition of the building.
Liberation
INTELLINEWSThe name of the Republican billionaire had been joined to that of the former Democratic Head of State on the front of the Washington showroom in December 2025. But a series of judicial decisions have damaged the offensive of the White House.
Previous attempts to include Trump's name in the center faced legal scrutiny and alternative proposals to include his name failed to fit.
Reforma
A U.S. judge today ruled that Trump's name cannot return outside the Kennedy Center, despite attempts by his new board.
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