Public disputes concerning cultural institutions, their programming, funding, governance, naming and physical facilities, and the artists and audiences who rely on them.
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After a federal judge barred two board-approved recognitions of him, Donald Trump spoke of the Kennedy Center's renovation and closure in terms of recognition for his administration. The White House and Rep. Joyce Beatty's lawyers describe what he meant differently.
Roma Daravi is vice president of public relations at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. She previously served as a deputy communications director in the first Trump White House.
Jamie Raskin is a Democratic United States representative from Maryland and a constitutional-law scholar. He serves on the House Judiciary Committee and previously taught constitutional law.
Norm Eisen is an American attorney who served as U.S. ambassador to the Czech Republic (2011-2014) and as White House special counsel for ethics and government reform, and is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. He is a co-founder of Democracy Defenders Action, whose lawyers represent Rep. Joyce Beatty in her lawsuit over the Kennedy Center.
Maria Shriver is an American journalist, author and NBC News special anchor who founded the Women's Alzheimer's Movement and publishes The Sunday Paper newsletter. She is a daughter of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and a niece of President John F. Kennedy.
Kerry Kennedy is president of the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center, a human rights lawyer and activist, and a daughter of Robert F. Kennedy and a niece of President John F. Kennedy.
Contributing editor at HotAir, a conservative news analysis and commentary site; he joined HotAir full time in 2016 after writing at Breitbart and on his blog Verum Serum.