A federal court in Washington ruled that the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts cannot bear the name of US President Donald Trump. According to the ruling, Trump's name must be removed from the building's facade and from official materials, because renaming this cultural institution requires the consent of Congress. Le Monde ↗
The court found that the board of trustees exceeded its authority when it allowed the name change without legal approval. The judge noted that the rules set by Congress give the legislature itself the power to decide on the center's name. The ruling concerns the well-known Washington venue that bears the name of former President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. ANSA ↗
After the verdict, Trump announced that he would no longer concern himself with running the Kennedy Center and would leave control of it to Congress. According to available information, during his tenure the president sought to redirect the course of several American institutions and in some cases also to change their names. In the case of the Kennedy Center, however, the court deemed the move unlawful. Tagesschau ↗
The ruling means the institution is to retain its original name associated with Kennedy. Further developments will depend on Congress, which, according to the court, has the exclusive authority to decide whether the center's name could be changed in the future. Die Zeit ↗
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