A federal judge ordered the removal of President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, ruling the White House’s rebranding of the iconic institution is illegal.
U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Cooper, in a opinion issued May 29, ordered the Kennedy Center remove Trump’s name from the institution’s title, including taking down the recently installed signage on the center’s facade and stripping it from other materials.
For anyone else wondering what the ruling was based on (other than trump being a narcissistic loser):
honest question:
how tf do you write a 94 page opinon on a building?
Lots of citations. Lots.
Also, wide margins.
Definitely necessary with an administration that repeatedly uses loopholes and “creative interpretation” to get what it wants.
You should try to read one! Skim it, I mean.
I haven’t read this opinion specifically (and some of this probably won’t apply), but generally:
They explain all of the relevant procedural stuff in detail, and even justifying how things are being handled, with citations. Then the basics about what happened, the arguments on each side. Discuss the relevant laws and relevant edge cases. They will talk about new submissions to the court, and basically tell the story of what happened legally (there was a hearing on x date, defense submitted new evidence on y date etc). Then they sort through all the bullshit as judges, saying what’s accurate/a good argument and what’s not. Then write their actual opinion. 100 pages is pretty standard from the ones I’ve seen.
Lotsa legalese, I imagine
When you charge by the hour, you find a way.
Judges don’t charge by the hour like a law firm
It’s crazy that that needed including, but belated kudos to the lawyer who wrote that
I like your confidence that they’re actually “basing” decisions on anything but capitulation, but I appreciate the information
Yeah I see your point. What I mean is what do they say it’s based on as their legal justification
Oldest thing he violated