<![CDATA[U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper has barred Trump from adding his name to that of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.]]>U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper has barred Trump from adding his name to that of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

The Judge also temporarily blocked the board of the performing arts landmark from closing it for two years for renovations, as Trump wanted.

“Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it,” Cooper wrote.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/29/trump-kennedy-center-judge-beatty.html
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/29/judge-blocks-trump-kennedy-center-renaming-closure-00943068

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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/Beachbum/statuses/116659787580432208https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/Beachbum/statuses/116659787580432208Fri, 29 May 2026 20:38:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper has barred Trump from adding his name to that of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on Fri, 29 May 2026 20:38:05 GMT]]>Judge Christopher Cooper's scathing ruling is worth a read.

https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2025cv4480-50

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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/AkaSci/statuses/116659787246916050https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/AkaSci/statuses/116659787246916050Fri, 29 May 2026 20:38:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper has barred Trump from adding his name to that of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on Fri, 29 May 2026 20:35:42 GMT]]>@AkaSci The law as interpreted by federal judges is the only thing that’s saving us from total fascism right now.

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