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The judge requires 30 days' advance notice before major changes at the Kennedy Center.

The judge requires 30 days' advance notice before major changes at the Kennedy Center.

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September 17th, 2026

The judge requires 30 days' advance notice before major changes at the Kennedy Center.

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A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Kennedy Center to provide 30 days' notice before making any major physical changes to the building, including the demolition threatened by President Donald Trump.

一名聯邦法官週四命令甘迺迪中心,在對建築進行任何重大物理變更前,包括總統唐納·川普所威脅的拆除該建築,須提前30天通知。

US District Judge Christopher Cooper said his ruling would "avoid any confusion on this issue, given recent events, including the building's sudden closure to the public on Wednesday."

美國地區法官克里斯多福·庫珀表示,他的裁決將「鑒於近期發生的事件,包括週三該建築突然對公眾關閉,避免在此問題上產生任何混淆」。

Matt Floca, the Kennedy Center's executive director and chief operating officer, pointed out that the aging building's "ongoing structural deterioration poses a serious risk to public safety," and consequently he temporarily closed this iconic performing arts center.

甘迺迪中心執行總監營運長麥特·弗洛卡指出這座老舊建築持續的結構惡化對公共安全構成嚴重風險」,因此暫時關閉了這座標誌性的表演藝術中心

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

弗洛卡表示該建築將至少關閉七天評估主建築中那些出現嚴重結構惡化部分現有的安全風險」。

Floca and other officials stated that this unannounced temporary closure is a separate matter from the Kennedy Center board's vote on Tuesday to shut down the performing arts center indefinitely for repairs.

弗洛卡與其他官員表示此次未經通知的臨時關閉,與甘迺迪中心董事會週二投票決定無限期關閉該表演藝術中心以進行維修是兩件不同的事

Floca said the closure was prompted by an inspection of the roof terrace canopy and by a partial ceiling collapse earlier this month.

弗洛卡說此次關閉是基於對屋頂露台頂篷的檢查以及本月早些時候部分天花板坍塌的情況。

He added that the closure could be extended following an assessment next week.

他補充說關閉可能會在下週評估後延長

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

川普去年被董事會中的忠誠者任命為甘迺迪中心主席他週三表示他修復這座老舊建築的努力值得認可,「因為坦白說如果我們不這樣做它就會關閉

It will eventually be torn down.

最終會被拆除。

Its condition is very, very bad, very dangerous."

它的狀況非常、非常糟糕非常危險。」

This announcement of the closure was a response to a court case brought by a Democratic congresswoman, who is a trustee and who sought an emergency court hearing to prevent what she described as the building's "illegal closure."

這項關閉的宣布,是對一名民主黨女議員提起的法庭案件的回應;該女議員是受託人,並尋求緊急法庭聽證會,以阻止她所稱的該建築「非法關閉」。

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Joyce Beatty, a Democratic U.S. Representative from Ohio, is an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center's board of trustees, and she led the effort to prevent Trump's name from being added to the building.

俄亥俄州民主黨聯邦眾議員喬伊斯·比提甘迺迪中心董事會當然成員主導了阻止將川普的名字加在該建築上的行動。

On Tuesday, during a virtual board meeting, Beatty became embroiled in a verbal confrontation with the Republican president.

週二在虛擬董事會會議期間比提與這位共和黨總統發生了口頭對峙

In a court filing on Thursday, Beatty's lawyers stated that board members "claim they are only temporarily closing the Kennedy Center, but this is nothing more than a transparent pretext to justify permanently shutting it down.

比提的律師在週四的法庭文件中表示董事會成員聲稱他們只是暫時關閉甘迺迪中心這不過是為永久關閉該中心提供正當性的明顯藉口

The facts presented before the court are deeply troubling."

擺在法庭面前的事實令人深感擔憂。」

Cooper rejected the Bittle legal team's request for a hearing to clarify the board's actions and intentions.

庫珀駁回了比提法律團隊要求舉行聽證會以釐清董事會行動意圖的請求。

However, he granted their request, "explicitly stating" that his order prohibited the demolition of the building without 30 days' notice.

然而他同意了他們的請求,「明確表示他的命令禁止在未經30天通知的情況下拆除該建築

The board, chaired by the president and aligned with Trump, voted to shut down the center after Cooper blocked the institution from restoring Trump's name to the building.

由總統擔任主席與川普結盟的董事會在庫珀阻止該機構將川普的名字放回建築後,投票決定關閉該中心

Congress has already allocated 257 million dollars to cover the repair costs; however, Trump has stated that these repairs will only proceed if the board is permitted to move forward with the plan to add his name to the building.

國會已撥款2.57億美元用於支付維修費用,然而川普表示,唯有董事會獲准推進將他的名字加入建築物的計劃,這些維修才會進行。

On Thursday, Barbra Streisand, a 2008 Kennedy Center Honoree, questioned the decision to close the center for repairs and described the controversy surrounding its operations as "infuriating and painful to witness."

週四,2008年甘迺迪中心榮譽獎得主芭芭拉·史翠珊質疑關閉該中心進行維修之舉,並稱圍繞其運作的爭議「令人憤慨且痛苦地目睹」。

Regarding Trump's attempt to add his own name to the center, she said in a statement to reporters: "You can easily imagine how indignant I am to see this respected institution become the subject of such a fierce struggle over one person's name and unrestrained ego."

針對川普試圖將自己的名字加入該中心她在給記者的一份聲明中說:「你可以輕易想像看到這個受人尊敬的機構成為為了一個人的名字不受約束的自我而進行的如此激烈鬥爭主題我有多麼憤慨。」

In August, the Kennedy Center's board of trustees voted to have Trump's name engraved on the center's facade, with the inscription reading, "The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, restored and renovated by President Donald J. Trump."

甘迺迪中心董事會於八月表決通過決定川普之名鐫刻於甘迺迪中心立面銘文內容為約翰·F·甘迺迪表演藝術中心由唐納·J·川普總統修復和翻新」。

Should the Trump Kennedy Center Fund raise $100 million, an additional inscription will be added, reading, "Donated by the Trump Kennedy Center Fund."

川普甘迺迪中心基金募得1億美元將再增刻一處銘文,內容為由川普甘迺迪中心基金捐贈」。

The plaza situated in front of the Kennedy Center will also be renamed after Trump.

座落於甘迺迪中心前方的廣場,亦將以川普之名重新命名。

All of these proposals were rejected by Cooper on Tuesday, who ruled that nothing could be done "without congressional approval."

所有這些提案於週二均被庫珀否決,他裁定「未經國會批准」什麼都不能做。

In May, Cooper ruled that the Kennedy Center had acted unlawfully by adding Trump's name to the building, and ordered its removal.

庫珀於五月裁定,甘迺迪中心將川普之名加於建築上屬違法並下令移除

The institution's leaders complied with the order in June, but left tarpaulins and scaffolding where Trump's name had once been displayed.

該機構領導人於六月遵守命令但在川普名字曾展示之處,留下了防水布和腳手架

Streisand told the Associated Press that she was deeply honored to be included among the recipients of the 31st annual Kennedy Center Honors, and added: "For me and many artists, that honor represents something greater than professional recognition.

史翠珊告訴美聯社被納入第31屆年度甘迺迪中心榮譽獎得主行列深感榮幸並補充說:「對我和許多藝術家來說那個榮譽代表的意義大於職業認可

It represents a belief in the importance of art in democratic life."

代表了藝術在民主生活中重要性的信念。」

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