US President Donald Trump's administration has filed an appeal of a court order that required Trump's name to be removed from the Kennedy Center and blocked the Republican leader's bid to close the Washington performing arts venue for a two-year renovation.
The appeal on Thursday to the Washington-based US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenges a sweeping ruling against the administration in a lawsuit brought by Democratic US Representative Joyce Beatty of Ohio, a member of the Kennedy Center's board by virtue of her position in Congress.
The White House and Beatty's office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
