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A judge orders the Kennedy Center to give 30 days' notice before major physical changes

A judge orders the Kennedy Center to give 30 days' notice before major physical changes

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September 17th, 2026

A judge orders the Kennedy Center to give 30 days' notice before major physical changes

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A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Kennedy Center to give 30 days' advance notice before carrying out any major physical modification to the building, including its demolition, as President Donald Trump has threatened.

Un juez federal ordenó el jueves al Centro Kennedy que emitiera un preaviso de 30 días antes de llevar a cabo cualquier modificación física de envergadura en el edificio, incluida su demolición, tal como ha amenazado el presidente Donald Trump.

US District Judge Christopher Cooper stated that his ruling "would prevent any confusion on the matter given the most recent developments", including the building's sudden closure to the public on Wednesday.

El juez de distrito de EE. UU. Christopher Cooper manifestó que su fallo "evitaría cualquier confusión al respecto dados los acontecimientos más recientes", incluido el cierre repentino del edificio al público el miércoles.

Matt Floca, executive director and chief operating officer of the Kennedy Center, announced the temporary closure of the iconic performing arts center, citing "acute public safety risks resulting from ongoing structural deterioration" of the aging building.

Matt Floca, director ejecutivo y director de operaciones del Centro Kennedy, anunció el cierre temporal del icónico centro de artes escénicas, aduciendo "riesgos agudos para la seguridad pública resultantes del continuo deterioro estructural" del envejecido edificio.

The building will remain closed for at least seven days in order to "assess the existing safety risks in those parts of the main building that show severe structural deterioration," Floca stated.

El inmueble permanecerá cerrado al menos siete días para "evaluar los riesgos de seguridad existentes en aquellas partes del edificio principal que muestran un severo deterioro estructural", indicó Floca.

The temporary closure, which occurred without prior notice, is independent of a Tuesday vote by the Kennedy Center's board to close the performing arts center indefinitely for repairs, Floca and other officials said.

El cierre temporal, ocurrido sin previo aviso, es independiente de una votación del martes por parte de la junta del Centro Kennedy para cerrar el centro de artes escénicas de forma indefinida para reparaciones, dijeron Floca y otros funcionarios.

The closure was based on an inspection of the roof terrace canopy and a partial roof collapse earlier this month, Floca said.

El cierre se basó en una inspección de la marquesina de la terraza del techo y un colapso parcial del techo a principios de este mes, dijo Floca.

The closure could be extended after next week's assessment, he added.

El cierre podría extenderse después de la evaluación de la próxima semana, agregó.

Trump, who was appointed last year as chairman of the Kennedy Center by loyalists on the board of directors, said on Wednesday that his efforts to restore the aging building deserve recognition, "because, frankly, if we don't do it, it's going to close.

Trump, nombrado el año pasado presidente del Centro Kennedy por leales en la junta directiva, dijo el miércoles que sus esfuerzos por restaurar el envejecido edificio merecen reconocimiento, "porque, francamente, si no lo hacemos, va a cerrar.

It will end up being torn down.

Terminará siendo derribado.

It is in a very, very bad state, in a very dangerous state."

Está en muy, muy mal estado, en un estado muy peligroso".

The announcement of the closure came in response to a lawsuit filed by a Democratic congresswoman who is a trustee and who sought an emergency court hearing to prevent what she called the "illegal closure" of the building.

El anuncio del cierre se produjo en respuesta a un caso judicial presentado por una congresista demócrata que es fideicomisaria y que buscó una audiencia judicial de emergencia para evitar lo que ella llamó el "cierre ilegal" del edificio.

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Representative Joyce Beatty, a Democrat from Ohio and an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center board, has led efforts aimed at preventing Trump's name from being added to the building.

La representante Joyce Beatty, demócrata de Ohio y miembro ex officio de la junta del Centro Kennedy, ha encabezado los esfuerzos encaminados a impedir que se agregue el nombre de Trump al edificio.

Beatty was involved in a verbal confrontation with the Republican president on Tuesday during a virtual board meeting.

Beatty protagonizó un enfrentamiento verbal con el presidente republicano el martes durante una reunión virtual de la junta.

Beatty's lawyers stated in a court filing on Thursday that the board members' justification that they are only temporarily closing the Kennedy Center is a blatant pretext to justify the permanent closure of the Center.

Los abogados de Beatty indicaron en un expediente judicial el jueves que la "justificación de los miembros de la junta de que solo están cerrando temporalmente el Centro Kennedy es un pretexto evidente para justificar el cierre permanente del Centro.

The facts before the Court are deeply troubling."

Los hechos ante el Tribunal son profundamente preocupantes".

Cooper denied a request from Beatty's legal team to hold a hearing in order to clarify the board's actions and intentions.

Cooper denegó una solicitud del equipo legal de Beatty para celebrar una audiencia con el fin de aclarar las acciones e intenciones de la junta.

However, he accepted their request to "make it crystal clear" that his order prohibits the demolition of the building without 30 days' notice.

Sin embargo, aceptó su petición de "dejar meridianamente claro" que su orden prohíbe la demolición del edificio sin 30 días de aviso.

The Trump-aligned board, chaired by the president, voted in favor of closing the center after Cooper blocked the institution from restoring Trump's name to the building.

La junta alineada con Trump, presidida por el presidente, votó a favor de cerrar el centro después de que Cooper bloqueara que la institución volviera a poner el nombre de Trump en el edificio.

Congress has allocated 257 million dollars to cover the repairs, but Trump maintained that these would only be carried out if the board were allowed to proceed with the plans to add his name to the building.

El Congreso ha destinado 257 millones de dólares a sufragar las reparaciones, pero Trump sostuvo que estas solo se llevarían a cabo si se le permitiera a la junta proseguir con los planes de incorporar su nombre al edificio.

On Thursday, Barbra Streisand, who was honored by the Kennedy Center in 2008, questioned the center's closure for repairs and described the controversy surrounding its operation as "irritating and painful to witness."

El jueves, Barbra Streisand, homenajeada por el Centro Kennedy en 2008, cuestionó el cierre del centro para reparaciones y calificó de "irritante y doloroso de presenciar" la controversia en torno a su funcionamiento.

Regarding Trump's attempts to add his name to the center, she said in a statement to journalists: "You can easily imagine my indignation at seeing this revered institution become the object of such a bitter struggle over a man's name and uncontrolled ego."

Sobre los intentos de Trump de agregar su nombre al centro, dijo en un comunicado a los periodistas: "Pueden imaginar fácilmente mi indignación al ver que esta venerada institución se convierta en objeto de una lucha tan amarga por el nombre y el ego descontrolado de un hombre".

In August, the Kennedy Center board voted in favor of inscribing Trump's name on the Kennedy Center's facade, so that it would read "The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump".

La junta del Centro Kennedy votó en agosto a favor de inscribir el nombre de Trump en la fachada del Centro Kennedy, de modo que se leyera "El Centro John F. Kennedy para las Artes Escénicas Restaurado y Renovado por el Presidente Donald J. Trump".

Should the Trump Kennedy Center Fund reach $100 million, another inscription would be added that would read "Endowed by the Trump Kennedy Center Fund".

En caso de que el Fondo Trump Kennedy Center alcanzara los 100 millones de dólares, se agregaría otra inscripción que rezaría "Dotado por el Fondo Trump Kennedy Center".

The plaza that stands in front of the Kennedy Center would likewise have been renamed in Trump's honor.

La plaza que se erige frente al Centro Kennedy habría sido asimismo rebautizada en honor a Trump.

All those proposals were dismissed on Tuesday by Cooper, who ruled that nothing could be carried out "without the blessing of Congress."

Todas aquellas propuestas fueron desestimadas el martes por Cooper, quien dictaminó que nada podría llevarse a cabo "sin la bendición del Congreso".

In May, Cooper ruled that the Kennedy Center had illegally added Trump's name to the building, and therefore ordered its removal.

En mayo, Cooper dictaminó que el Centro Kennedy había incorporado ilegalmente el nombre de Trump al edificio, por lo que ordenó su retirada.

The institution's leaders complied with the order in June, although they left a tarp and scaffolding in the spot where Trump's name had once been displayed.

Los dirigentes de la institución acataron la orden en junio, si bien dejaron una lona y andamios en el lugar donde en su día se exhibiera el nombre de Trump.

Streisand told AP that she felt deeply honoured to be included in the Kennedy Center's 31st annual class of Honorees, and added: "for me, and for so many artists, that honour represented something greater than a career recognition.

Streisand declaró a AP que se sintió profundamente honrada de ser incluida en la 31.ª clase anual de Homenajeados del Centro Kennedy, y añadió: "para mí, y para tantos artistas, ese honor representó algo más grande que un reconocimiento de carrera.

It represented a belief in the importance of art to the life of a democracy."

Representó una creencia en la importancia del arte para la vida de una democracia".

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