Beatty v. Trump

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JOYCE BEATTY, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 25-cv-4480 (CRC) DONALD J. TRUMP et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER The notion of a national cultural center in Washington, D.C. dates back to the mid-1950s, when President Eisenhower formed a commission to consider creating a public auditorium in the country’s capital. Both the idea—and the necessary fundraising—stalled for a few years, until President Kennedy resuscitated the effort in the early 1960s. After President Kennedy’s assassination, Congress enacted a statute authorizing…