Judge blocks Kennedy Center board’s effort to restore Trump’s name to building

A U.S. federal judge has blocked an effort by the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to restore Donald Trump’s name to the building’s exterior. The court ruled that the proposed action would violate a previous judicial order that had already prohibited the board from adding the president's name to the facility.

Following the ruling, reports indicate that the president has announced the closure of the Kennedy Center. The legal dispute centers on the board's attempt to modify the venue's exterior, a move that the presiding judge determined was legally impermissible under existing constraints.