"The administration has been defiant, however, quickly moving to add President Trump's name to the building last week shortly after the name change was announced. It's part of a wide-reaching effort by Trump to affix his name to as many government buildings and initiatives as possible, including most recently a new class of warships. Driving the news: Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees, filed the lawsuit against Trump, Kennedy Center executive director Ric Grenell and other members of the board in D.C. federal court on Monday."
"'Because Congress named the center by statute, changing the Kennedy Center's name requires an act of Congress,' it says, calling the board's vote to change the name a 'flagrant violation of the rule of law.' It refers to the virtual board meeting at which the vote took place as a 'thinly-veiled sham,' citing Beatty's allegations that she and others who opposed the change were blocked from unmuting themselves."
"Between the lines: The lawsuit seeks a declaration from the court that the board 'violated federal law,' which would nullify the vote and revert the name back to the John F. Kennedy Center. Beatty is also asking the court to order any renamed signage to be removed and to block the board from attempting to rename the building going forward. The White House did not immediately respond to Axios' Monday evening request for comment."
Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) filed a federal lawsuit in D.C. against President Trump, Kennedy Center executive director Ric Grenell and board members to challenge the renaming of the Kennedy Center. The complaint states that Congress named the center by statute and that changing the name requires an act of Congress, characterizing the board vote as a violation of federal law. The filing alleges the virtual board meeting was a sham and that opponents were blocked from unmuting. The suit asks the court to nullify the vote, restore the John F. Kennedy Center name, remove renamed signage, and bar further renaming attempts. The administration moved quickly to add Trump's name amid a broader effort to affix his name to government buildings and initiatives.
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