President Donald Trump's name remained on the Kennedy Center's facade late Friday afternoon, ahead of a 7 p.m. deadline imposed by the District Court of Appeals to remove it.
The Kennedy Center board on Friday asked a federal appeals court to temporarily block a judge’s order requiring references to President Donald Trump’s name to be removed from the institution’s signage and official materials, as signage bearing Trump’s name remained visible on the building’s facade late Friday afternoon.
Hours later, the appeals court denied the board's request for an immediate administrative stay.
In an emergency motion filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the board requested both a stay pending appeal and an immediate administrative stay, arguing that physical changes to the building should not occur before appellate judges review the dispute.
A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit later denied the board's request for an immediate administrative stay, declining to temporarily block enforcement of the district court's order while the appeal proceeds.
The appeals court ordered Beatty to respond to the broader stay-pending-appeal motion by June 22, with a reply due June 29.
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People watch construction workers build scaffolding near the Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts sign in Washington, D.C. The Kennedy Center board sought an emergency appeal to block a court order requiring the removal of Trump's name, but a judge denied the request. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Fox News Digital observed Friday afternoon that Trump's name remained mounted on the Kennedy Center facade as of 5:30 p.m. ET, with scaffolding erected around portions of the signage.
Earlier Friday, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper denied the board
