A three-judge panel on Wednesday denied a request from the Kennedy Center’s board to keep President Donald Trump’s name on the institution while the board appeals an earlier ruling that dubbed the name change illegal and had it rescinded.
The panel of judges wrote that the request ‘failed to show how they will be irreparably injured’ if Trump’s name remains off the building through the appeal process.
The board had argued that the removal ‘threatens to impede’ fundraising efforts, but the judges found that claim came without the support of ‘specific facts or evidence.’ A federal judge earlier this year ruled that the name change was illegal, and Trump’s name was removed from the building’s white marble facade in June.
Original reporting: Texarkana Gazette — read the source article.
