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Judge orders 30 days' notice before Kennedy Center demolition | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Trump’s comments and administration’s plans prompted a court order requiring advance notice before demolition steps.

Judge orders 30 days' notice before Kennedy Center demolition | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to give at least 30 days’ notice before taking steps to demolish the Kennedy Center. The order follows a lawsuit by Rep. Joyce Beatty and a dispute over the venue’s closure, renovation and Trump’s efforts to put his name on the building.

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President whose administration is pursuing the Kennedy Center closure and renovation plans

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Representative and plaintiff challenging Trump's Kennedy Center plans and the venue's closure

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Slain president memorialized by the Kennedy Center

ALSO MENTIONED  Christopher Cooper, U.S. District Judge who issued the notice order and ruled on the parties’ requests; Matt Floca, Kennedy Center executive director who described the temporary closure in a court filing

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Rep. Joyce Beatty Challenges Trump’s Kennedy Center Closure in Court

Rep. Joyce Beatty brought a court challenge involving the Kennedy Center and Trump’s actions at the venue, including his effort to add his name to it. Left-leaning outlets frame Beatty’s dispute with Trump as a personal confrontation; center outlets emphasize the court process and possible changes to the center; right-leaning outlets stress that a demolition-related photo does not establish what its document proposed or whether demolition was being considered.

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