Trump's name poised to be removed from Kennedy Center after court denies last-minute move to keep it

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3. "BREAKING: DC Circuit DENIES the Trump administration's request for an immediate administrative stay."

Chris Geidner
‪@chrisgeidner.bsky.social‬

BREAKING: DC Circuit DENIES the Trump administration's request for an immediate administrative stay in the Kennedy Center case.

The court also slow-walks the briefing on the request for a stay pending appeal through the end of June.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.43300/gov.uscourts.cadc.43300.01208860420.0.pdf

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
____________
No. 26-5224 September Term, 2025
1:25-cv-04480-CRC
Filed On: June 12, 2026
Joyce Beatty,
Appellee
v.
Donald J. Trump, et al.,
Appellants
BEFORE: Millett, Wilkins, and Katsas, Circuit Judges
O R D E R
Upon consideration of the emergency motion for a stay pending appeal and an
immediate administrative stay, and the opposition to the motion for an immediate
administrative stay, it is
ORDERED that the motion for an immediate administrative stay be denied. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that appellee file a response to the emergency motion for
a stay pending appeal by June 22, 2026. Any reply is due by June 29, 2026.
Per Curiam
ALT

‪Chris Geidner‬
‪@chrisgeidner.bsky.social‬
· 1h

WHAT'S UP AT THE KENNEDY CENTER?

As of now, "TRUMP" needs to be down by the end of the day, per Judge Cooper's order from two weeks ago: www.lawdork.com/p/federal-ju...

DOJ asked for a stay Thursday; Cooper denied it this morning. This afternoon, DOJ asked the DC Circuit for a stay. —>
7:17 PM · Jun 12, 2026

BREAKING: DC Circuit DENIES the Trump administration's request for an immediate administrative stay in the Kennedy Center case.

The court also slow-walks the briefing on the request for a stay pending appeal through the end of June.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) 2026-06-12T23:17:07.769Z