Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA three-judge panel denied a request from the Kennedy Center's board to restore Donald Trump's name to the institution. This decision is a setback for the board, chaired by Trump, which is appealing an earlier ruling that declared the name change illegal. The panel stated the board failed to demonstrate how they would be “irreparably injured” if Trump's name remained off the building during the appeal. The board's argument that the name's removal would impede fundraising efforts was dismissed by judges due to a lack of “specific facts or evidence.”U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty, who initiated the lawsuit, praised the ruling, asserting that Trump's name no longer “desecrates this sacred memorial.”In fullRequest to return Trump’s name to Kennedy Center during appeal is denied by panel of judgesMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Trump again loses demand to keep his name on the Kennedy Center
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA three-judge panel denied a request from the Kennedy Center's board to restore Donald Trump's name to the institution. This decision is a setback for the board, chaired by Trump, which is appealing an earlier ruling that declared the name change illegal. The panel stated the board failed to demonstrate how they would be “irreparably injured” if Trump's name remained off the building during the appeal. The board's argument that the name's removal would impede fundraising efforts was dismissed by judges due to a lack of “specific facts or evidence.”U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty, who initiated the lawsuit, praised the ruling, asserting that Trump's name no longer “desecrates this sacred memorial.”In fullRequest to return Trump’s name to Kennedy Center during appeal is denied by panel of judgesMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
