Judge Orders Kennedy Center to Remove Trump's Name, Halts Summer Renovation Plans
A judge has ordered the Kennedy Center to remove former President Trump's name. The ruling also blocks the center from closing this summer for previously scheduled renovations.
A federal judge in Washington, DC, has ordered Donald Trump’s name be removed from the Kennedy Center.
Per CNN , Judge Casey Cooper concluded that the law establishing the Kennedy Center “makes crystal clear that the Center is to be named for President Kennedy, and it cannot bear any other formal name or public memorial based on the Board’s unilateral say-so.”
“Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it,” Judge Cooper added.
The Kennedy Center has 14 days to remove any signage bearing Trump’s name as well as update its website.
Additionally, Judge Cooper has blocked the Kennedy Center from closing this summer for renovations.
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_Originally reported by [Consequence](https://consequence.net/2026/05/kennedy-center-remove-trump-name-judge/)._
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