U.S. Court of Appeals

Joyce Beatty's lawyers claim the tarp covering the Kennedy Center, installed after Trump's name was removed, is an act of petty defiance. Beatty, an ex officio board member, filed a lawsuit against the administration. Her attorneys filed a motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals.

Workers removed President Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Center facade after an appeals court denied the center's request to block a judge's ruling requiring its removal. The Kennedy Center board had added Trump's name in December, citing his role in saving the institution, but a judge ruled the name change required Congressional approval. Trump criticized the judge, referencing his wife's past role at the Obama-era Department of Justice.

A federal appeals court ruled that a Trump administration policy banning transgender military members from service violates constitutional equal protection rights, allowing involved plaintiffs to continue serving. The 2-1 decision found the policy arbitrary and based on animus, though it does not universally apply to all transgender service members or those seeking enlistment.

A federal appeals court ruled that a Trump-era policy banning transgender military members from service violates constitutional equal protection rights, allowing plaintiffs to continue serving temporarily. The 2-1 decision criticized the policy as arbitrary and driven by animus toward transgender individuals, though it does not universally apply to all transgender service members or those seeking enlistment.

A federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration's expulsion of active transgender troops is unconstitutional, but the ban on new transgender recruits can remain in place. The decision marks a mixed outcome for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has faced ongoing legal challenges to his policy.

A federal judge halted above-ground construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom but allowed underground work on national security facilities, including bunkers and medical installations. The decision followed an appeals court’s instruction to reconsider security implications, with the judge emphasizing that only non-security-related construction is paused.