US EditionTrump Administration Must Provide Kennedy Center Renovation Plans to Board Members Before Key Closure Vote, Judge Rules
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ordered the Kennedy Center to share $257 million renovation plans with Rep. Beatty and allow her to speak but not vote at the board meeting.
- On Saturday, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ordered the Kennedy Center to provide Ohio Rep. Joyce Beatty with renovation project documents ahead of Monday's White House board meeting on the planned closure.
- President Donald Trump, who installed himself as chair last year, aims to close the venue for two years starting in July, a move Beatty is challenging due to the board's recent rule changes restricting ex-officio voting rights.
- Expert Deborah Borda and former manager Mallory Miller warned that a two-year closure will sever long-term relationships with artists and donors, potentially damaging the institution's ability to attract performances and funding.
- Ahead of Monday's meeting, Trump replaced center president Richard Grenell with Matt Floca, the current vice president of facilities operations, and released renderings of the "new, highly improved" building.
- While Cooper declined to immediately reinstate Beatty's voting rights, he affirmed she has the right to dissent and voice objections regarding the "Trump Kennedy Center" rebranding at the upcoming meeting.
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Judge partially backs Democrat Kennedy Center trustee in lawsuit over renaming
Protesters gather in front of the The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after President Donald Trump’s name was added to the facade on Dec.20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Photo by Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled Saturday mostly in favor of Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, in her effort to obtain more details about the planned closure and renovation of the Kennedy C…
Trump administration must provide Kennedy Center renovation plans to board members before key closure vote, judge rules
A slew of documents related to President Donald Trump’s efforts to close and extensively renovate the Kennedy Center must be turned over to a Democratic congresswoman who sits on the center’s board ahead of a Monday vote on the president’s plan, a federal judge has ruled.
Democratic lawmaker may attend Kennedy Center board meeting, judge rules
Ohio representative Joyce Beatty, an ex officio member, may access documents and speak, but may not vote A federal judge ruled on Saturday that a Democratic lawmaker is entitled to participate at a board meeting about Donald Trump’s plan to close down the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for…
Kennedy Center Must Allow Congresswoman to Speak at Trump Renovations Board Meeting Amid Lawsuit, Judge Rules
The Kennedy Center must allow congresswoman and ex officio board member Joyce Beatty to voice her dissent to President Donald Trump’s renovations at an upcoming meeting, a judge ordered Saturday. The ruling came after the board allegedly silenced the Democrat from Ohio’s objection to the art institution’s name change in December and as Rep. Beatty is suing Trump over the proposed renovations. She warned in the emergency motion last week that the…
The Last Sane Person at the Kennedy Center Wins a Court Ordered Partial TRO Before Monday's Vote to Shut Down and Reconstruct
On Monday the board of the Kennedy Center — all toadies appointed by Donald Trump — will meet to vote on plans to shut down for two years and do a top-to-bottom reconstruction. Except Joyce Beatty. The Congresswoman is an also an ex-officio member of the board, the lone Democrat. Beatty has just won a […] The post The Last Sane Person at the Kennedy Center Wins a Court Ordered Partial TRO Before Monday’s Vote to Shut Down and Reconstruct appeare…
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