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Court Clears Path for Removal of Trump Name From Kennedy Center
A federal judge and appeals court rejected last-minute requests to keep President Trump's name on the Kennedy Center, leaving the institution with hours to comply with a Friday deadline. Workers erected scaffolding outside the building but had not begun removal by 7 p.m.
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A federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center to remove President Donald Trump’s name from the building’s facade by Friday evening, and crews began the work in the early hours of Saturday after courts rejected two emergency requests to delay it. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit denied the Kennedy Center board’s request for a stay, and an earlier request from the Department of Justice also failed.
m. Saturday after tarps hid the scaffolding from view.
The Kennedy Center sought a 12-hour extension, citing thunderstorms as the reason for the delay. The U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper had issued a 94-page opinion on May 29 that ordered the removal of the words “The Donald J Trump and” from the facade and reversed the board’s decision to close the center for two years during renovations.
The Kennedy Center board voted to appeal the May 29 ruling. Trump appeared virtually on the call, according to a person familiar with the meeting who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was also present, his wife among the trustees appointed by Trump.
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