Kennedy Center board appeals removing Trump's name

The Kennedy Center’s board has appealed a court order requiring removal of President Donald Trump’s name from the venue. They asked Judge Casey Cooper in DC to pause the May ruling and delay both the name removal and a planned renovation shutdown. The decision to add Trump’s name was taken in December after Trump dismissed the prior board and installed allies who elected him chairman. Cooper had written that Congress, not the judiciary, controls the centre’s naming, underscoring the politically charged nature of the dispute. Center lawyers warned that implementing the removal now could be wasteful if later reversed on appeal, and altering signs midstream would risk public confusion.