Cooper rules the Kennedy Center board's Trump-name effort violated his prior order

Date

Sep 15, 2026

Kind

Court order

Status

Judicially found non-compliant

Source

nbcnews.com ↗

Court or forum

Beatty suit, Judge Christopher Cooper

What happened

Cooper ruled the board's latest effort to add Trump's name to the facade violated a prior court order and the statute governing the center, finding it "cannot install memorials for President Trump or anyone or anything else at the Kennedy Center without Congress's blessing." Hours later the board voted to close the center immediately for renovations; the administration appealed the same night.

Publisher

NBC News

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