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Kennedy Center Loses Bid to Halt Order to Remove Trump’s Name
June 12, 2026, 1:11 PM EDT
Holly Barker
Legal Reporter

... The Kennedy Center’s motion for a stay, filed Thursday, claimed the board has “strong arguments to raise on appeal” and argued it would be “wasteful” and “confusing for the public” to force the center to remove the signage only to replace it, should the center prevail before the D.C. Circuit.

Judge Christopher “Casey” Cooper of the US District Court for the District of Columbia denied the request Friday.

The center also claimed removing the Trump signage could threaten the center’s fundraising efforts. But Cooper already said there was no evidence showing that current or future donations depended on Trump’s name being on the building.

Cooper’s May 29 order declared the board’s unilateral renaming of the Kennedy Center unlawful and gave the board two weeks to either comply with the injunction or appeal it.

The center initially took steps to comply but then reversed course just before the Friday deadline ...

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/kennedy-center-loses-bid-to-halt-order-to-remove-trumps-name