"The lawsuit from Beatty, an ex-officio trustee on the board, argued that the vote to rename the Kennedy Center is a flagrant violation of law as congressional approval is required for such an action. Congress intended the Center to be a living memorial to President Kennedy and a crown jewel of the arts for all Americans, irrespective of party. Unless and until this Court intervenes, Defendants will continue to defy Congress and thwart the law for improper ends, read the complaint."
"The Trump administration announced last week that the Kennedy Center board voted unanimously to rename the center to the Trump-Kennedy Center, with workers already changing the name on the building's exterior. The Kennedy Center later confirmed the vote to change the name in an email to the Washington Post. Other critics beside Beatty have also cast doubt if such a name change is even legal."
Representative Joyce Beatty of Ohio filed suit seeking removal of Donald Trump's name from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, alleging the board's renaming vote violates federal law requiring congressional approval. Beatty, an ex‑officio trustee, alleges she was muted during the board's video vote and prevented from speaking. The complaint states defendants will continue to defy Congress unless the court intervenes. Beatty is represented by the Washington Litigation Group and Democracy Defenders Action. The Trump administration said the board voted unanimously to rename the center the Trump‑Kennedy Center and workers already changed the exterior name; the Kennedy Center confirmed the vote. Critics including Joe Kennedy III questioned the legality because the center is a federal memorial named by law.
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