TSR STAFF: Jade Ashley Jade_Ashley94
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#TSRPolitics: Late last year,
#DonaldTrump’s name was added to the outside of the
#KennedyCenter after the board voted on the name change. Now, a federal judge has ruled that the action was illegal and ordered Trump’s name to be removed.
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According to apnews, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper made the ruling on Friday. Judge Cooper also ruled that the board’s vote to close the venue for renovations was “ill-informed and seemingly preordained” with no regard for its legal obligations. Renovations were set to begin in July, leaving the center closed for two years.
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Judge Cooper said, “The trustees might have assessed the propriety of closure in a number of prudent ways. This was not one.” He also said the board “overstepped its statutory bounds” when adding Trump’s name to the building, and ordered his name be removed.
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