# US judge questions push to restore Trump’s name at Kennedy Center

https://mins.news/en/item/34987

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-27 23:29 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/27/us-judge-questions-the-push-to-add-trumps-name-back-to-the-kennedy-center?traffic_source=rss

> Judge Christopher Cooper questioned why the Kennedy Center is rushing to restore President Donald Trump’s name by September 8. Cooper previously ruled the addition illegal and said only Congress could rename the building, but the Trump-aligned board renewed the effort. Lawyers for Representative Joyce Beatty called the move outright defiance of the court.

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