Judge blocks Kennedy Center board from putting Trump's name on the building or grounds

Reporting cited here

1. reported

   Hours after the court blocked the second naming plan, the board voted to close most of the Center. The board cited a partial ceiling collapse, water intrusion, deterioration and broader safety repairs. Trump said the congressionally funded renovation would proceed only if the board could move forward with adding his name. The timing and statement document linkage between the naming dispute and construction, while the safety conditions remain an independently asserted basis for closure.

   AP chronology, board rationale, Trump statement and renovation appropriation

   Board votes to close most of the Kennedy Center hours after name ruling · Main building ordered closed for renovation; scope and reopening plan contested

2. reported

   Judge Christopher Cooper blocked the board's August plan to add Trump inscriptions to the facade and rename the plaza, ruling that memorials at the Center require congressional authorization. The Justice Department appealed.

   September 15 ruling report and subsequent appeal report

   Court blocks a second attempt to put Trump's name on the Center · Emergency relief granted; Justice Department appealed