Judge Orders Trump Name Removed From Kennedy Center After Beatty Lawsuit
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 4
Judge Orders Trump Name Removed From Kennedy Center After Beatty Lawsuit
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 4
Summary
A judge ordered President Trump’s name stripped from the John F. Kennedy Center weeks after Representative Joyce Beatty sued over his move to put his own name on the building.
Beatty, 76, said she brought the case to protect John F. Kennedy’s civil-rights legacy at the congressionally named performing arts center, where she serves as a board member.
The ruling made the Ohio Democrat one of the few figures to beat back Trump’s efforts to remake Washington landmarks in his image.
The administration is still fighting the decision: a Justice Department filing appealing the order dismissed Beatty as a “troublemaking appointment” to the board.