An Obama-appointed federal judge who blocked President Donald Trump’s name from appearing on the Kennedy Center has been hit with a formal judicial misconduct complaint. The conservative watchdog group behind the filing argues that U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper should have recused himself because of his wife’s legal work for prominent Trump opponents. The complaint accuses Cooper of creating at least the appearance of a serious conflict of interest.
The dispute began after the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees voted unanimously on December 18th, 2025, to rename the Washington, D.C., venue the Trump-Kennedy Center. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) filed a lawsuit challenging the change four days later. Cooper permanently blocked the renaming on May 29th, 2026, ruling that the board had exceeded its authority and that only Congress could change the institution’s formal name.
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