Democratic lawmaker may attend Kennedy Center board meeting, judge rules

Ohio representative Joyce Beatty, an ex officio member, may access documents and speak, but may not vote

A federal judge ruled on Saturday that a Democratic lawmaker is entitled to participate at a board meeting about Donald Trump's plan to close down the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for two years of renovations.

But the judge is not forcing the board to let the Ohio representative Joyce Beatty, an ex officio member through her position in Congress, vote at Monday's session.