The ruling is a stinging blow for Trump, who has made clear his personal stake in the rebranding and remodeling of the Kennedy Center.

A federal judge is ending Trump’s dreams of taking over the Kennedy Center.

The judge wrote in his 94-page ruling that it was "crystal clear" that the arts complex was named for the late president John F. Kennedy. He also ruled that the center could not…

A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for…

The Kennedy Center's Board of Trustees in December voted to rename the institution the "Trump Kennedy Center," 10 months after Trump removed several trustees.

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Kennedy Center from temporarily closing its doors for a yearslong renovation and said its board violated the law when it added President…

Judge rules that Washington DC performing arts venue cannot be renamed without an act of Congress

Judge blocks the president from renaming the institution, finding that the Trump-run board violated ‘crystal clear’ law

A judge blocked the Kennedy Center from temporarily closing its doors during renovations, and ruled that the institution's board acted unlawfully when it added President Trump's…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the…

The judge ruled the Kennedy Center can't be officially named for anyone else unless Congress approves it.

A US federal judge on Friday ordered the removal of President Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and blocked plans to temporarily close the venue…

A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue…

A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump's name be removed from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, ruling the name change was illegal.

The court also found that the Kennedy Center's board was "derelict" when it voted to close the memorial to President John F. Kennedy for two years.

Donald Trump plans to renovate the center, part of a broader push by the Republican leader to reshape Washington's monumental core.

Per the ruling, the planned closure of the center has also been temporarily halted.

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President Trump's Kennedy Center name change was blocked by a federal judge, who ordered that any offending signage be removed.

Kennedy Center ruling explained: A federal judge ruled that President Trump cannot rename the Kennedy Center, asserting that only Congress has that authority. The judge also…

A US judge on Friday ruled that the famed Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts had been illegally renamed after President Donald Trump and that his name must be taken down.