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Federal court is asked to block Kennedy Center from returning Trump’s name to building

Beatty says the board’s plan violates a law barring the center from honoring anyone else, after a judge already ordered Trump’s name removed.

  • Rep. Joyce Beatty asked a federal court to block the Kennedy Center from returning Donald Trump's name to the building.
  • The Trump-aligned board voted to add Trump's name on the building facade as a restoration credit.
  • The Kennedy Center agreed not to engrave Trump's name before September 8 to allow legal issues to be resolved.
  • Judge Christopher Cooper ruled in May that the Kennedy Center illegally added Trump's name and ordered its removal.
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Federal court is asked to block Kennedy Center from returning Trump's name to building

Rep. Joyce Beatty has asked a federal court to block the Kennedy Center from adding President Donald Trump’s name to the building.

·New York, United States
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