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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts must remove Donald Trump’s name from the building.
A ruling Friday from U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ends the “unlawful effort” to rename the institution the Trump Kennedy Center. Per the order, all signage with the “Trump Kennedy Center” name must be removed within 14 days.
“Congress named the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, for President John F. Kennedy by federal statute, and the Center may not be officially named for anyone else except by an Act of Congress,” the ruling states.
The ruling also temporarily stops the planned closure of the center on July 5 for two years of renovations.
