A federal judge Wednesday ordered the Kennedy Center to submit a report by next month informing the court why tarps have stood blocking the building’s sign, which now lacks President Donald Trump’s name following a court order, as well as updates on future plans for construction.
Tarps have blocked the Kennedy Center's sign for nearly two weeks. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
The order, issued Wednesday morning by U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper, directs the Kennedy Center to inform the court about the “purpose for and status of the tarp and scaffolding” that have stood outside the center since the early hours of June 13, when workers removed Trump’s name from the facade to comply with a May court order.
The report is due within seven days of a planned July Kennedy Center Board of Trustees meeting or by July 31, whichever comes first, and requests information about the tarps “to the extent they remain at that time.”
The report must also include information about the Kennedy Center’s plans for “future construction and operations,” as Cooper’s earlier order temporarily blocked the center from a two-year closure for renovations.
