The Kennedy Center drama continued on Thursday Sept. 17 after a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration had to provide 30 days’ notice of any changes in the Kennedy Center’s renovation plans.

Judge Cooper said that any changes, “including but not limited to any ‘demolition’ of the Center’s main building” would have to be notified to him.

The ruling came in response to the proliferation of a photograph of President Donald Trump looking over a placard that appeared to include the words “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED” and after fencing went up around the Kennedy Center.

In a federal court filing, Kennedy Center executive director Matt Floca said the current closure of the main building is only “temporary,” set to last for seven days, with reevaluations set to be held weekly.

The new ruling comes weeks after Judge Cooper denied the board the power to rename the building after Trump. As a result, the board and the administration decided to shut down the building and Trump said he would not renovate anything unless the building was named after him. It also set in motion the idea of demolishing the building with the President suggesting it would be “ripped down.” He said, “For me to go and fix it and subsidize it, I think the Trump Administration should have recognition. If we don’t do that, it’s going to close and get ripped down.”

Read Related Stories 

• Kennedy Center Naming Soap Opera Continues: Trump Begs Supreme Court to Help Him Get His Name Tagged to Building, Threatens Ending of ‘Reconstruction & Renovation’
• Kennedy Center Grand Foyer Ceiling Collapse Used to Push Trump’s Renovation Plan
• Kennedy Center Board Forced to Delay Adding Trump’s Name to Center
• Donald Trump Threatens to Rip Down the Kennedy Center