Judge blocks Kennedy Center closure, Trump renaming
District Judge Christopher Cooper sided with Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), an ex officio member of the center’s board who challenged the remaking of the storied performing arts center in the nation’s capital. “The Kennedy Center’s organic statute makes crystal clear that the Center is to be named for President Kennedy, and it cannot bear any other formal name or public memorial based on the Board’s unilateral say-so,” Cooper said in his ruling.
- ▪District Judge Christopher Cooper sided with Rep.
- ▪Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), an ex officio member of the center’s board who challenged the remaking of the storied performing arts center in the nation’s capital.
- ▪“The Kennedy Center’s organic statute makes crystal clear that the Center is to be named for President Kennedy, and it cannot bear any other formal name or public memorial based on the Board’s unilateral say-so,” Cooper said in his ruling.
29 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 25 hours. Coverage spans 5 points on the political spectrum — 1 left, 11 lean left, 9 centre, 1 lean right, 5 right.
- ▪ Judge: Trump Name Must Be Removed From Kennedy Center — RealClearPolitics - Homepage
- ▪ Judge blocks Trump's Kennedy center plan and halts renovation plan — France 24 (EN)
- ▪ U.S. Judge orders removal of Trump’s name from Kennedy Center; blocks closure — The Hindu — Top
- ▪ Judge orders Trump to remove his name from Washington’s Kennedy Centre — The Sydney Morning Herald
- ▪ Who is Christopher Cooper, the judge who blocked Trump’s plans for the Kennedy Center? — Washington Examiner
- ▪ US judge orders removal of Trump name from Kennedy Center — ABC News (Australia)
- ▪ Trump says giving up control of the Kennedy Center after judge orders name removal — Le Monde (EN)
- ▪ Fuggedaboutit: Trump Reacts After Federal Judge Nixes Name Change, Closing Kennedy Center for Reno — RedState
- ▪ Judge orders Trump's name removed from the Kennedy Center — Boing Boing
- ▪ Trump announces plans to transfer Kennedy Center operations to Congress after judge order removal of his name from facility — New York Post
- ▪ Judge Orders Removal of Trump’s Name From Kennedy Center — Daily Signal
- ▪ Federal judge blocks Trump from officially renaming Kennedy Center — NBC News — Politics
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In The Know Judge blocks Kennedy Center closure, Trump renaming Comments: by Zach Schonfeld - 05/29/26 3:26 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Zach Schonfeld - 05/29/26 3:26 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING A federal judge on Friday blocked the rebranding of the Kennedy Center to include President Trump’s name and ruled that officials improperly voted to close it starting this summer. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper sided with Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), an ex officio member of the center’s board who challenged the remaking of the storied performing arts center in the nation’s capital.
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