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A federal judge ruled that the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts cannot add Donald Trump’s name without Congress approval, reiterating that the center is named for John F. Kennedy by law; the decision comes as the Kennedy Center board weighs renovations and earlier attempts to attach Trump’s name faced legal challenges.
A D.C. Circuit panel denied the Kennedy Center’s bid for an emergency stay to keep Donald Trump’s name on the building’s facade, allowing Judge Cooper’s order to remove the name by the deadline to stand; the center will pursue further appeal with briefing later this month, arguing that removal could harm fundraising and confuse the public.
The Kennedy Center removed references to Donald Trump from its website following a U.S. district court order that the center cannot rename itself without congressional action; a deadline to remove all Trump references was set for June 12, 2026. Despite the changes, the front of the building still bears Trump’s name, and the judge’s ruling also paused renovations connected to a Trump-backed project. Trump criticized the ruling on social media.