Richard PennerMay 29

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/116659758510554452

#Beatty v. #Trump (25-cv-04480, District Court, D.C.) #Lawsuit over the #KennedyCenter capture, renaming, and closure.

2026/03/14

> The Court will therefore order that Beatty receive certain information and documents in advance of the meeting, to the extent they exist. It further orders that Beatty be afforded a meaningful opportunity to lodge her dissent at the meeting and not be categorically barred from speaking.

2026/05/29

> Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it.

> stripping ex officio trustees of their voting rights runs afoul of common-law trust principles incorporated into the statute

> Beatty is likely to succeed on her claim that the Board violated its fiduciary duty in voting to close the Kennedy Center, “one of the more consequential decisions in the institution’s lifespan.”

> The preliminary factual record before the Court reveals that, in ratifying President Trump’s closure announcement, the Board was derelict in discharging the full range of its responsibilities to the Center.

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72069932/beatty-v-trump/

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#Beatty v. #Trump (25-cv-04480, District Court, D.C.) #Lawsuit over the #KennedyCenter capture, renaming, and closure. https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72069932/beatty-v-trump/

51 Plaintiff's Motion for Miscellaneous Relief 2026/06/05

60 Joint Status Report 2026/06/19

New Court Order 2026/06/24:

> ① [Trump]'s request to stay or extend the deadline to answer Plaintiff's complaint (60, p.4) pending proceedings [in appellate court] is hereby denied. [Trump] shall answer or otherwise respond to [Beatty]'s complaint by 2026/06/29. The Court will promptly set an initial scheduling conference upon receipt of an answer, to be held following the parties' submission of a joint case management report

> ② [Beatty]'s 51 is hereby denied without prejudice. [Trump & co.] have represented, by sworn declaration, that they have "halted all steps to effectuate the March 16 decision to wind down programming and fully close the facility by July 5, 2026" and have committed to "maintain[ing] an operational model past July 5." If these representations do not bear out, [Beatty] may renew her motion for an order requiring proof of compliance, but the Court declines to order further sworn declarations at this time.

> ③ the parties are hereby ordered to file a joint status report within seven days of the mid-July Kennedy Center Board of Trustees meeting alluded to in 60, or by 2026/07/31, whichever is earlier. The joint status report shall apprise the Court of any pertinent factual developments as to plans for future construction and operations at the Kennedy Center. The report shall also indicate the purpose for and status of the tarp and scaffolding that Defendants have erected on the front portico of the Center, to the extent they remain at that time.

Jun 25 at 1:14amWeb