Kennedy Center tells court it won’t try to restore Trump’s name to the building before Sept. 8

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Kennedy Center has informed a federal court that it would not attempt to return President Donald Trump's name to the building's facade before at least Sept.

What happened

In a status report filed late Tuesday, opponents of the move remarked members of the Kennedy Center's Trump-aligned board "seem intent" on defying an earlier court order requiring the Republican president's name to be removed from the building. The Kennedy Center remarked it would not move forward with the aims until after Labor Day "at the earliest" to allow time for legal arguments.

Lawyers for Rep. Joyce Beatty, an Ohio Democrat who is an ex officio member of the board, pressed U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper for an earlier ruling, arguing there is "every reason to believe that Defendants will attempt to effectuate some or part of this latest unlawful resolution at the earliest opportunity after September 8."

The bottom line

Taken together, the developments around kennedy Center tells court it wont try to restore Trumps name to point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.