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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump\u2019s name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations.<\/p>\n

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U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper in Washington, D.C., ruled that the Kennedy Center board\u2019s March 16 vote to close the facility was \u201cill-informed and seemingly preordained\u201d with no regard for its legal obligations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe trustees might have assessed the propriety of closure in a number of prudent ways. This was not one,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

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Cooper also concluded that the board \u201coverstepped its statutory bounds\u201d by unilaterally adding Trump\u2019s name to the center. Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it, he said.<\/p>\n

Cooper held hearings in late April for parallel lawsuits challenging the project. One was filed by a group of cultural and historic preservation organizations. The other was brought Rep. Joyce Beatty, an Ohio Democrat who serves as an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center\u2019s board. He ruled in favor of Beatty\u2019s request but rejected the other challenge.<\/p>\n

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