Federal Court Rejects Kennedy Center Appeal on Trump Name Removal

A federal court has rejected the Kennedy Center board of trustees’ request to halt proceedings that would strip President Trump’s name from the performing arts venue.

On Friday, the judge turned down the appeal from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ governing board, which had sought to block the name removal process through a legal stay.

The court’s decision allows the removal proceedings to continue without the legal obstacle the trustees had hoped to establish.