NEW: DOJ files a request at the DC Circuit for a stay pending appeal in the Kennedy Center case at 3:46 p.m.

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9. "There's no better distillation of Project 2025 than this: an illegal action, taken without any public oversight, ..."

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Chatham Harrison dba TRUMP DELENDUS EST
‪@chathamharrison.bsky.social‬

There's no better distillation of Project 2025 than this: an illegal action, taken without any public oversight, for inherently corrupt purposes, now held to be irreversible for no other reason than because they added poison pills to make it unacceptably damaging.

‪Liz Dye‬
‪@lizdye.bsky.social‬
· 2h
The Kennedy Center board has filed an emergency motion to stay at the DC Circuit and it is bonkity-bonkers.

For the first time, they say they amended the bylaws to strip all funding from the center if it removes Trump's name.

No Trump KC, no money.

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resolution of this motion, and ask the Court to rule on that request no later than
7 PM. Without the name, “Trump” on the Building, our fundraising will not
only come to a halt, but any and all monies raised or committed would be
obligated to be returned, refunded, or terminated. The Bylaws of The Trump
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Foundation state, unequivocally: “The
Corporation may make donations to the Center in support of its educational,
artistic, cultural, and performing arts functions; provided, however, that in so
doing, the Board of Directors shall condition such donations to the Center upon
the name of the Center remaining unchanged as the ‘Donald J. Trump and John
F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.’ In the event the Center
should at any time remove the name of President Donald J. Trump from its
filings, marketing, branding, façade, or any other affiliated location, the
Corporation shall recover from the Center the total of all gifts, donations, and
contributions made to the Center by or on behalf of the Corporation.” The
reason for this clause is that people and companies, who have given, or will be
giving, millions of dollars to the Center were only willing to do so with the name
4:41 PM · Jun 12, 2026

There's no better distillation of Project 2025 than this: an illegal action, taken without any public oversight, for inherently corrupt purposes, now held to be irreversible for no other reason than because they added poison pills to make it unacceptably damaging.

— Chatham Harrison dba TRUMP DELENDUS EST (@chathamharrison.bsky.social) 2026-06-12T20:41:08.222Z

Liz Dye
‪@lizdye.bsky.social‬

The Kennedy Center board has filed an emergency motion to stay at the DC Circuit and it is bonkity-bonkers.

For the first time, they say they amended the bylaws to strip all funding from the center if it removes Trump's name.

No Trump KC, no money.

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

resolution of this motion, and ask the Court to rule on that request no later than
7 PM. Without the name, “Trump” on the Building, our fundraising will not
only come to a halt, but any and all monies raised or committed would be
obligated to be returned, refunded, or terminated. The Bylaws of The Trump
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Foundation state, unequivocally: “The
Corporation may make donations to the Center in support of its educational,
artistic, cultural, and performing arts functions; provided, however, that in so
doing, the Board of Directors shall condition such donations to the Center upon
the name of the Center remaining unchanged as the ‘Donald J. Trump and John
F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.’ In the event the Center
should at any time remove the name of President Donald J. Trump from its
filings, marketing, branding, façade, or any other affiliated location, the
Corporation shall recover from the Center the total of all gifts, donations, and
contributions made to the Center by or on behalf of the Corporation.” The
reason for this clause is that people and companies, who have given, or will be
giving, millions of dollars to the Center were only willing to do so with the name
ALT

‪Liz Dye‬
‪@lizdye.bsky.social‬
· 5h

And there it is. Judge Cooper denies the Kennedy Center's request to stay his order taking Trump's name off the building.

Let the chiseling begin!

www.courtlistener.com/docket/72069...

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. KalshiEX LLC v. CFTC, 119 F.4th 58, 63 (D.C. Cir. 2024) (cleaned up). 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. (quoting Hilton, 481 U.S. at 776), 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…
4:22 PM · Jun 12, 2026

The Kennedy Center board has filed an emergency motion to stay at the DC Circuit and it is bonkity-bonkers.

For the first time, they say they amended the bylaws to strip all funding from the center if it removes Trump's name.

No Trump KC, no money.

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

— Liz Dye (@lizdye.bsky.social) 2026-06-12T20:22:27.866Z