A federal appeals court has denied a request from the Kennedy Center’s leadership to maintain Donald Trump’s name on the building. The decision concludes a legal battle initiated by the Kennedy Center after the Board of Trustees voted to remove Trump’s name following the January 6th Capitol attack. The court ruled that the trustees did not violate any laws or the terms of the original donation agreement. With legal avenues exhausted, the Kennedy Center now faces imminent removal of the Trump name. The institution had argued removing the name would harm its fundraising efforts, but the court was not persuaded. The ruling effectively compels the Kennedy Center to proceed with the name removal process without further delay.