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The Kennedy Center has removed U.S. President Donald Trump's name from its building in Washington, D.C., after a federal judge ordered the arts institution to restore its original naming while a legal dispute over the change continues.
Matt Floca, the center's executive director, said Trump's name had been taken off the building following the ruling, CNN reported Saturday. Workers began removing the signage early on June 13, after crews covered the facade with a tarp on Friday.
The removal followed a decision by U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, who ruled that only Congress has the authority to approve a change to the Kennedy Center's name.
The Kennedy Center, officially known as a major performing arts institution in the U.S. capital, had been renamed after Trump by its board, which also added his name to the building's facade. Cooper ordered the center to remove references to Trump from the building and related materials.
An appeals court on Friday rejected the center's request to pause the ruling while the case moves forward, leaving the institution to comply with the order for now.
The Kennedy Center had argued that restoring the original name could lead to public confusion and affect private donations connected to the naming change.
The legal challenge was led by Representative Joyce Beatty, who welcomed the removal and said supporters would continue defending the center's original identity.
The dispute remains unresolved, with further legal arguments expected later this month.
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