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Kennedy Center informs federal court it will not restore Trump's name to building

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The battle for the name of the Kennedy Center building took another turn on Wednesday as the board reversed an earlier decision it had made earlier this month.

The Kennedy Center's board informed a federal court it would not seek to restore the name of President Donald Trump to the building despite an earlier pledge to do so. The decision not to restore Trump's name comes less than a week after the board voted to do exactly that.

The board specified it would not make any changes until after the Labor Day holiday, citing Sept. 8, 'at the earliest,' to permit those challenging the building's name in court to gather the necessary legal documents and information, according to the Associated Press.

Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center board and plaintiff in the federal lawsuit opposing the inclusion of Trump's name on the Kennedy Center building, urged U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper for an expedited decision. Beatty expressed concerns that the board would take swift action to proceed with the renaming shortly after Sept. 8.