Federal Judge Orders Removal of Trump’s Name from Kennedy Center Branding
A federal judge has delivered a significant blow to efforts to name the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after former President Donald Trump, ruling that such a move requires congressional approval and cannot be unilaterally enforced by the venue’s trustees. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper issued a ruling that the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees exceeded its statutory authority when it renamed the institution under a “Trump-Kennedy Center” designation without authorization from Congress. The court’s decision mandates that the Trump administration, and the Kennedy Center itself, remove any signage or references bearing the former president’s name that












