Jun 4, 2026 6:43 PM EDT

President Donald Trump's name must come off the Kennedy Center by June 12, according to a memo issued to the national arts center staff Thursday following a court ruling that found the rebrand was illegal.

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The center's office of the general counsel sent a memo on Thursday directing staff to immediately remove the president's name from email signatures, letterhead and other documents and replace it with "The Kennedy Center" or "The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts."

The letter also directs all other templates and forms, signage, brochures and website pages to be changed by June 12.