Judge Orders Trump Administration to Explain Kennedy Center Tarp by July 31
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Updated · The Guardian · Jun 24
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Explain Kennedy Center Tarp by July 31
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 24
Summary
Christopher Cooper ordered the Trump administration to report by July 31 on the purpose and status of the tarp and scaffolding covering the Kennedy Center facade.
The covering went up after workers removed Trump’s name in a predawn operation this month, complying with Cooper’s earlier order that the December renaming was unlawful.
Joyce Beatty’s lawyers told the D.C. Circuit the “semi-permanent tarp” appears meant to frustrate restoration of John F. Kennedy’s name, while Beatty called it an “act of petty defiance.”
Cooper last month also blocked a planned two-year closure tied to a $257 million renovation, ruling only Congress can change the Kennedy Center’s name; the administration is appealing.