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NEW: DOJ files a request at the DC Circuit for a stay pending appeal in the Kennedy Center case at 3:46 p.m. [View all]
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Charles Johnson
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Uh oh, all the workers at the Kennedy Center just climbed down and there’s a guy in a suit there.
3:56 PM · Jun 12, 2026
@charles.littlegreenfootballs.com
Uh oh, all the workers at the Kennedy Center just climbed down and there’s a guy in a suit there.
3:56 PM · Jun 12, 2026
Uh oh, all the workers at the Kennedy Center just climbed down and there’s a guy in a suit there.
— Charles Johnson (@charles.littlegreenfootballs.com) 2026-06-12T19:56:00.664Z
Chris Geidner
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social
NEW: DOJ files a request at the DC Circuit for a stay pending appeal in the Kennedy Center case at 3:46 p.m. on the day of the compliance deadline issued two weeks ago. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.43300/gov.uscourts.cadc.43300.01208860277.0.pdf
#01208860277 in Joyce Beatty v. Donald Trump (D.C. Cir., 26-5224) – CourtListener.com
EMERGENCY MOTION [2178611] to stay underlying order pending appeal filed by Brian D. Ballard, Maria Bartiromo, Pamela J. Bondi, Mary Helen Bowers, Hannah F. Buchan, Shelley Moore Capito, Robert Castel...
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Chris Geidner
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social
· 3h
BREAKING: Judge Cooper denies DOJ's last-minute stay request.
MINUTE ORDER: Defendants' 55 Motion for a Stay of Permanent Injunction Pending Appeal is hereby DENIED. "A stay pending appeal is an extraordinary remedy" and may only be granted if the traditional stay factors are satisfied. Defendants have not carried their burden to establish that a stay of the Court's May 29, 2026 permanent injunction concerning the Kennedy Center's renaming is warranted pending an appeal of the underlying ruling to the D.C. Circuit. Most notably, for the detailed reasons laid out in the Court's ruling, Defendants have not "made a strong showing that [they] are likely to succeed on the merits" of any appeal. Nken v. Holder, 556 U.S. 418, 426 (2009) (quoting Hilton v. Braunskill, 481 U.S. 770, 776 (1987)). Nor have Defendants demonstrated that they "will be irreparably injured absent a stay," id., given both the de minimis resources that would be required to restore the Center's current name in the event of a successful appeal and the lack of record evidence linking increased donations to the current name. Further, Defendants have apparently taken substantial steps toward complying with the Court's May 29 permanent injunction order on renaming. See Mot. for Misc. Relief, ECF No. 51, Ex. A (June 4, 2026 memorandum from the Kennedy Center's Office of General Counsel directing staff to comply with the Court's permanent injunction on renaming). These efforts undermine the notion that Defendants face irreparable harm in complying with the order in full. The failure to demonstrate irreparable harm is "fatal" to a movant's stay request, KalshiEx, 119 F.4th at 64, as is the failure to show a likelihood of success on the merits. What's more, issuance of a stay pending appeal would not be in the public interest, which is rarely served by the "perpetuation" of "unlawful" governmental action. League of Women Voters of the U.S. v. Newby, 838 F.3d 1, 12 (D.C. Cir. 2016). So Ordered. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 6/12/2026.
3:51 PM · Jun 12, 2026
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social
NEW: DOJ files a request at the DC Circuit for a stay pending appeal in the Kennedy Center case at 3:46 p.m. on the day of the compliance deadline issued two weeks ago. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.43300/gov.uscourts.cadc.43300.01208860277.0.pdf
#01208860277 in Joyce Beatty v. Donald Trump (D.C. Cir., 26-5224) – CourtListener.com
EMERGENCY MOTION [2178611] to stay underlying order pending appeal filed by Brian D. Ballard, Maria Bartiromo, Pamela J. Bondi, Mary Helen Bowers, Hannah F. Buchan, Shelley Moore Capito, Robert Castel...
storage.courtlistener.com
Chris Geidner
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social
· 3h
BREAKING: Judge Cooper denies DOJ's last-minute stay request.
MINUTE ORDER: Defendants' 55 Motion for a Stay of Permanent Injunction Pending Appeal is hereby DENIED. "A stay pending appeal is an extraordinary remedy" and may only be granted if the traditional stay factors are satisfied. Defendants have not carried their burden to establish that a stay of the Court's May 29, 2026 permanent injunction concerning the Kennedy Center's renaming is warranted pending an appeal of the underlying ruling to the D.C. Circuit. Most notably, for the detailed reasons laid out in the Court's ruling, Defendants have not "made a strong showing that [they] are likely to succeed on the merits" of any appeal. Nken v. Holder, 556 U.S. 418, 426 (2009) (quoting Hilton v. Braunskill, 481 U.S. 770, 776 (1987)). Nor have Defendants demonstrated that they "will be irreparably injured absent a stay," id., given both the de minimis resources that would be required to restore the Center's current name in the event of a successful appeal and the lack of record evidence linking increased donations to the current name. Further, Defendants have apparently taken substantial steps toward complying with the Court's May 29 permanent injunction order on renaming. See Mot. for Misc. Relief, ECF No. 51, Ex. A (June 4, 2026 memorandum from the Kennedy Center's Office of General Counsel directing staff to comply with the Court's permanent injunction on renaming). These efforts undermine the notion that Defendants face irreparable harm in complying with the order in full. The failure to demonstrate irreparable harm is "fatal" to a movant's stay request, KalshiEx, 119 F.4th at 64, as is the failure to show a likelihood of success on the merits. What's more, issuance of a stay pending appeal would not be in the public interest, which is rarely served by the "perpetuation" of "unlawful" governmental action. League of Women Voters of the U.S. v. Newby, 838 F.3d 1, 12 (D.C. Cir. 2016). So Ordered. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 6/12/2026.
3:51 PM · Jun 12, 2026
NEW: DOJ files a request at the DC Circuit for a stay pending appeal in the Kennedy Center case at 3:46 p.m. on the day of the compliance deadline issued two weeks ago. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) 2026-06-12T19:51:33.857Z
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