Event Brief
Beatty tells judge Trump’s Kennedy Center closure is unlawful
By The BriefBrief · Sources (30)
Filed: Sep 14, 2026 at 8:07 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 16, 2026 at 5:04 PM ET
Summary: Rep. Jim Beatty urged a judge in an emergency hearing request to find that Trump’s closure of the Kennedy Center is unlawful. Trump said renovations at the performing arts center will not proceed until courts allow his name to be restored.
WHO: Rep. Jim Beatty
WHAT: Beatty asked a judge to rule Trump’s Kennedy Center closure unlawful, citing Trump’s position that renovations will wait for court approval to restore his name.
WHEN: Sep 16, 2026 at 4:32 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Beatty’s emergency request challenges the legality of the Kennedy Center closure and responds to Trump’s stated condition that renovations will not occur until courts allow his name to be restored.
How this story developed (showing 4 of 4 earlier reports)
Sources (30):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
ARY News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
Bloomberg,
CBS News,
CNBC Top News,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
Financial Times,
Fox News,
France 24,
Jerusalem Post,
LA Times,
NBC News,
NPR,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
Politico Europe,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
Tampa Free Press,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
UPI,
WATE 6 On Your Side,
WBIR 10News,
WFLA,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay
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