Federal judge rules Kennedy Center board illegally added Trump's name, blocks closure for renovations
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A federal judge ruled that the Kennedy Center board violated the law by adding President Donald Trump's name to the venue and blocked the administration from closing the cultural center for major renovations. The ruling found the board's March 16 vote to rename the building was illegal, and the judge issued an injunction preventing the closure of the Kennedy Center for renovations.
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U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper in Washington, D.C., ruled that the Kennedy Center board's March 16 vote to [rename the building] was illegal.
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