Trump's name must be removed from Kennedy Center, judge rules

submitted by LuminousLuddite to news 527 points | 52 comments https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/29/trump-kennedy-center-rebranding-name-judge-illegal/90318608007/ A federal judge ordered the removal of President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, ruling the White House’s rebranding of the iconic institution is illegal. U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Cooper, in a opinion issued May 29, ordered the Kennedy Center remove Trump’s name from the institution’s title, including taking down the recently installed signage on the center’s facade and stripping it from other materials.