Appeals Court Upholds Removal of Trump's Name from Kennedy Center, Denies Stay Motion
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Todd Spangler
Summary
A federal appeals court rejected the Kennedy Center's motion to stay a lower court's ruling that ordered the removal of Donald Trump's name from the institution's signage and title. The ruling keeps Trump's name off the Kennedy Center while the center pursues its appeal. The decision stems from a May 2026 district court order requiring the removal of Trump's name from the façade and official title of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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VarietyAppeals Court Upholds Removal of Trump's Name from Kennedy Center, Denies Stay Motionvariety.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Wednesday ruled against the arts institution's motion to stay a lower court's decision that Trump's name be removed from the Kennedy Center pending its appeal.
On May 29, 2026, a federal district court judge ordered, among other things, the removal of Trump's name from the façade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and all other similar physical signage.
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