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"The Kennedy Center is an institution that belongs to the American people, not to Donald Trump," said Rep. Joyce Beatty, who sued over the renaming.
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In an incensed social media post, President Trump suggested that the ruling might prompt him to cast the center aside after more than a year at its helm.
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The ruling was a blow to both President Trump, who had voluntarily dismissed the suit last week, and to the Justice Department, which used the suit to establish a fund likely intended for Trump allies.
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The performing arts centre must also remain open despite Trump announcing a two-year closure for extensive renovations.
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;Resize=(620)) A U.S. federal judge ruled Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump's name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations — the latest legal setback for Trump's efforts to leave his personal mark on the landscape of the nation's capital.
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The judge ruled the Kennedy Center can't be officially named for anyone else unless Congress approves it.
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