A three-judge panel on Wednesday denied a request from the Kennedy Center’s board to keep President while the board appeals an that dubbed the name change illegal and had it rescinded.
It’s another setback for the board of trustees, of which Trump is chairman, in that began earlier this year when the Kennedy Center became: 鈥淭he Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.鈥�
The conspicuous addition, and ensuing legal battle, became symbolic of Trump鈥檚 broader push to imprint his legacy 鈥� and, in this case, his actual name 鈥� on the nation’s capitol in his final term.
The that the request “failed to show how they will be irreparably injured鈥� if Trump’s name remains off the building through the appeal process.
The board had argued that the the removal 鈥渢hreatens to impede” fundraising efforts, but the judges found that claim came without the support of 鈥渟pecific facts or evidence.鈥�
The Kennedy Center did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.
A federal judge earlier this year ruled that the name change was illegal, and Trump’s name was removed from the building’s white marble facade in June.
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