Event Dime
Opinion: Did a Judge’s Ruling Save the Kennedy Center—Or Condemn It?
Music & Concerts
- When:
- June 3, 2026 · 6:50 PM
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Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty/Reuters D.C. Judge Christopher Cooper’s ruling—that Congress created the Kennedy Center and only Congress can authorize what comes next for the now nearly-shuttered building was a plot twist truly worthy of the theater after months of Trumpian showboating and intrigue at the renowned performing arts venue. Cooper, an Obama appointee, temporarily halted the planned two-year closure for renovations and gave President Trump two weeks to