Judge Orders Kennedy Center to Remove Trump's Name, Blocking Renaming and Shutdown Attempts
By
Ray Flook
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Summary
A U.S. District Judge ruled against the Trump Administration's attempts to rename the Kennedy Center to include Donald Trump's name and to shut it down for two years. The ruling, issued just before Trump's birthday, required the Kennedy Center board to remove Trump's name from the center as mandated by law. The article covers the legal defeat and the broader context of the administration's efforts to rebrand the cultural institution.
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Judge Cooper ordered Kennedy Center officials to...
Heading into his birthday, the Kennedy Center board had Donald Trump's name removed from the center - as required by law.
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