Rep. Joyce Beatty Asks for Emergency Hearing on Kennedy Center
Beatty says the closure violates a court order and could block public access through construction or demolition, as a staffer was turned away at 10:15 a.m.
- On Wednesday, Rep. Joyce Beatty requested an emergency hearing, arguing the Kennedy Center's sudden closure violates a prior federal court order barring President Donald Trump's board from shuttering the facility.
- District Judge Christopher Cooper previously enjoined the board from closing the Kennedy Center, ruling it must maintain its status as a living memorial to the late President John F. Kennedy despite the board's $257 million renovation plans.
- Kennedy Center spokesperson Roma Daravi cited 'compounding systemic infrastructure failures' after a 5-foot ceiling section collapsed, yet Beatty's motion claims staff were barred from entering Wednesday without court-approved construction plans.
- Judge Cooper ordered the Trump-led board to respond to Beatty's motion by Thursday morning, while the center's legal team defended the closure as reflecting 'sound judgment' and prioritizing safety.
- Performance calendars at the Kennedy Center have remained bare since July, with the building mostly empty amid the board's closure push as legal battles continue over whether the shutdown violates Cooper's orders.
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