Kennedy Center Postponed Restoring Trump’s Name to Front Amid Legal Battle
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Kennedy Center delays restoring Trump’s name to front amid legal battle The Kennedy Center has agreed to hold off on placing President Trump’s name onto the performing arts building amid an ongoing legal battle over the venue. The center’s Trump-aligned board voted last week to add the president’s name to its building again, months after a federal judge ordered it removed. The center said in a…
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PBS NewsHourKennedy Center tells court it won't try to restore Trump's name to the building before Sept. 8 In a status report filed late Tuesday, opponents of the move said members of the Kennedy Center's Trump-aligned board "seem intent" on defying an earlier court order requiring the president's name to be removed from the building.
Associated PressThe board passed a resolution to name the plaza in front of the building after Trump and add his name to the venue’s facade so it would read “The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Restored and Renovated By President Donald J. Trump.” In the filing, Beatty said the board also agreed to add an additional reference to the president if the Trump Kennedy Center Fund reached $100 million.
HuffPostThe board passed a resolution to name the plaza in front of the building after Trump and add his name to the venue’s facade so it would read “The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Restored and Renovated By President Donald J. Trump.” In the filing, Beatty said the board also agreed to add an additional reference to the president if the Trump Kennedy Center Fund reached $100 million.
ABC NewsTrump was ordered to have his name removed from the building. An overnight filing in the Kennedy Center lawsuit offers new details on last Thursday’s votes to close the center and add President Donald Trump’s name back onto the front of the building.
NPR NewsThe signage proposed by the center's board would eventually read: "The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump, Endowed by the Trump Kennedy Center Fund." The last line would be added only if the fund reaches $100 million in donations. Additionally, the board is seeking to rename the physical grounds of the arts center "President Donald J. Trump Plaza." The Kennedy Center said it would not try to add Trump's name back on the building before Sept. 8.
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Kennedy Center makes no commitment to removing tarp In the latest filing, the Kennedy Center made no commitment to remove the tarp, saying the covering was in place to facilitate the removal of Trump’s name and is part of a broader system needed for “water testing and structural repairs to the roof overhang.”
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Associated PressKennedy Center makes no commitment to removing tarp In the latest filing, the Kennedy Center made no commitment to remove the tarp, saying the covering was in place to facilitate the removal of Trump’s name and is part of a broader system needed for “water testing and structural repairs to the roof overhang.”
NPR NewsBeatty's team also argued that the tarp is not a construction requirement, contending that the center's board "are maintaining scaffolding and a tarp to cover the Kennedy Center's façade to frustrate the intent of the Court's order that the Center be returned to a memorial exclusively honoring President Kennedy."
ABC NewsTarp and scaffolding The filing also addresses the tarp and scaffolding that have covered part of the Kennedy Center facade since Trump's name was removed in June.
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The August vote to close the Kennedy Center, Beatty’s lawyers argued, “exhibits the same flaws as the first vote.”
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HuffPostThe August vote to close the Kennedy Center, Beatty’s lawyers argued, “exhibits the same flaws as the first vote.”
ABC NewsThe Kennedy Center's board voted 23-3 to close the facility for two years as part of a $285 million renovation plan, according to a new court filing that provides additional details about last week's controversial votes involving the center.
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The analyst “recommended that the Board proceed with a full closure for two years, which would minimize total cost, minimize the amount of time that programming would be subject to disruptions from construction, and best preserve the Center’s reputation as world-class performing-arts venue,” the Kennedy Center said.
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HuffPostThe analyst “recommended that the Board proceed with a full closure for two years, which would minimize total cost, minimize the amount of time that programming would be subject to disruptions from construction, and best preserve the Center’s reputation as world-class performing-arts venue,” the Kennedy Center said.
ABC NewsKennedy Center Executive Director Matt Floca said in a sworn declaration that the consultant advised the board that the four-year partial closure plan would cost more and "present substantial safety concerns."
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The board also voted to back a two-year closure for renovations, while some of the institution’s signature programming, including the Kennedy Center Honors and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, would take place at off-site locations. The National Symphony Orchestra announced this week it would split its upcoming season between six venues in and around Washington.
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HuffPostThe board also voted to back a two-year closure for renovations, while some of the institution’s signature programming, including the Kennedy Center Honors and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, would take place at off-site locations. The National Symphony Orchestra announced this week it would split its upcoming season between six venues in and around Washington.
ABC NewsThe Kennedy Center Honors and Mark Twain Prize would be moved offsite, while the National Symphony Orchestra would perform at other venues, with the Kennedy Center providing "support."
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01 NPR News The Tuesday federal filings also reveal that earlier this month the board was presented with two different options for a Kennedy Center shutdown prepared by a Virginia-based firm, Delta Consulting Group. One of the options was for a total shutdown of the complex; the other was for a partial shutdown. Beatty's lawyers claim Delta has no experience in arts management. NPR requested comment from Delta and the Kennedy Center, but did not receive an immediate reply.
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02 ABC News Closure Plan The Kennedy Center board voted to close the facility for two years to conduct a roughly $285 million renovation, much of which would be covered by the $256.7 million that Congress set aside for repair and restoration of the center last year.
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03 Associated Press Cooper ruled in May that letters affixed to the building spelling out Trump’s name were added illegally and he ordered their removal, a decision that the administration failed to persuade courts to overturn. Since then, a tarp has covered the area where the letters were once installed, frustrating those who sought to remove the president’s name from the building.
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04 HuffPost Cooper ruled in May that letters affixed to the building spelling out Trump’s name were added illegally and he ordered their removal, a decision that the administration failed to persuade courts to overturn. Since then, a tarp has covered the area where the letters were once installed, frustrating those who sought to remove the president’s name from the building.
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