A three-judge federal appeals panel has refused to temporarily restore Donald Trump’s name to the Kennedy Center while an appeal proceeds, leaving the name off the building after an earlier ruling said the renaming was illegal.
A federal appeals panel has denied the Kennedy Center board’s request to temporarily restore Donald Trump’s name to the building while an appeal proceeds.
The Associated Press reported that the three-judge panel found the board had not shown irreparable harm from leaving the name off during the litigation, including its argument that fundraising would suffer.
Trump’s name had already been covered with tarps after a federal judge ruled the renaming illegal and ordered it removed.
What happened before
The dispute began after the Kennedy Center board added Trump’s name to the building. A lower-court judge later ruled the move unlawful.
Axios reported earlier that the center was already under financial pressure tied to renovation plans, and that it was trying to raise money through high-priced July Fourth packages even as the naming fight continued.
What comes next
The appeal itself will continue, and the court may later issue a ruling on the underlying legality of the renaming.
For now, the Kennedy Center has not commented on the latest decision, and Trump’s name remains off the building while the case moves forward.
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