August 27, 2026 · Constitutional Order & Rule of Law

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Kennedy Center Board Pushes Its Trump Inscription to Oct. 8 After a Judge Asks Why It Had to Move So Fast

At an Aug. 27 hearing on Rep. Joyce Beatty's emergency motion, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper pressed Justice Department lawyer Brantley Mayers on why the Kennedy Center board had to act by Sept. 8, asking "What...

August 25, 2026 · Executive Power & Institutional Control

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Justice Department Tells a Judge the Kennedy Center Will 'Have to Be Taken Down' If Trump's Renovation and Naming Plans Are Blocked

In an Aug. 25 court filing, Brantley Mayers, a senior official in the Justice Department's Civil Division, argued that the Kennedy Center faces a "death spiral" without Trump's renovation push and would "deteriorate...