周三晚间，一家联邦上诉法院裁定：目前不得将特朗普的名字刻在美国和平研究所（U.S. Institute of Peace）的建筑物上。法官们正在审理由被解雇的董事会成员提起的诉讼，这些成员质疑政府对该机构的接管行为。在本案裁决之前，上诉法院暂时允许政府继续进行对该机构的接管。目前，特朗普的名字已经出现在该机构总部外部的标识上；上个月，这些被解雇的董事会成员再次向法院提起诉讼，因为他们担心政府打算将特朗普的名字永久性地刻在建筑物的立面上。
A federal appeals court on Wednesday night ruled that President Trump’s name can’t be carved into the U.S. Institute of Peace building, for now. The judges are considering a lawsuit brought by removed board members, who challenge the administration’s takeover of the institute. The appeals court has allowed the takeover to proceed until it resolves the case. Trump’s name now appears on external signage outside the institute's headquarters in the nation's capital, and last month, the former members headed back to court over concerns the administration intended to permanently carve it into the building’s façade.
哥伦比亚特区巡回上诉法院（U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit）仅用一句话就下令阻止了相关计划的推进，且未给出任何解释。该禁令将持续有效，直到法院作出最终裁决。口头辩论定于11月举行。这些被解雇的董事会成员表示，这座建筑属于“具有表达意义的艺术作品”，在诉讼尚未解决之前，不应轻易将特朗普的名字刻在其上。
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit agreed to block any plans to move it forward in a one-sentence order without explanation. It remains in effect until the court issues its final ruling. Oral arguments are scheduled for November. The former board members said the building is a “work of expressive architecture” and Trump’s name shouldn’t be so easily etched into it until the litigation is resolved.
他们的律师在法庭文件中写道：“对建筑设计的修改会带来不可弥补的损害。”这些董事会成员最初是在2025年3月特朗普将他们解雇后提起诉讼的。这仅仅是特朗普重新执政以来针对联邦政府众多机构所采取的干预措施之一。此前，一名联邦地方法官曾裁定特朗普的解雇行为缺乏法律依据，政府也不应接管该机构；但哥伦比亚特区巡回上诉法院在审查此案时暂时搁置了这一裁决。
“Alteration of the design to impose a different message would cause irreparable harm,” their attorneys wrote in court filings. The former board members originally filed the lawsuit in March 2025 after Trump removed them. It's one of many agencies across the federal bureaucracy that Trump has targeted since retaking the White House. A federal district judge agreed the firings were without legal authority and the takeover wasn’t allowed, but the D.C. Circuit put that ruling on hold as it considers the case.
现在，该法院正在权衡最高法院作出的重大裁决的影响——该裁决削弱了保护独立机构的法律机制，这可能会进一步巩固特朗普的立场。鉴于此，司法部要求哥伦比亚特区巡回上诉法院驳回这些被解雇的董事会成员的请求。
It’s now weighing the impact of the Supreme Court’s blockbuster decision eviscerating independent agency removal protections, which could further bolster Trump’s position. The Justice Department told the D.C. Circuit to deny the former board members’ request in light of that.
美国司法部在周一提交的法庭文件中强调：目前并没有将特朗普的名字刻在建筑上的任何计划；国务院只是为该项目进行了“初步的市场调研”，包括联系相关供应商并获取报价。文件中还指出：“不过，国务院已授权我们明确表示：自那以后，国务院并未就该项目的实施（如选择供应商或进行雕刻工作）采取任何进一步行动，也没有任何继续推进该项目的计划。”
It also insisted that there were no imminent plans to carve Trump’s name into the building and that the State Department had merely done “preparatory market research” for the project, including contacting vendors and getting estimates. “However, the Department has authorized us to state that it did not take further action with awards or selecting a vendor for any engraving since that time and has no current plans to move forward with engraving the building or retaining wall,” the Justice Department wrote in court filings on Monday.