Kennedy family sues to block Trump triumphal arch near Arlington

Nine members of the Kennedy family filed a lawsuit in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to block the construction of President Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot triumphal arch. The Washington Examiner, the New York Times, and the Boston Globe reported that the family joined legal action against the monument, which is planned opposite Arlington National Cemetery. [1][3][4][5]

The Washington Examiner and rss.nytimes.com report that the legal filing argues the structure will permanently cast a shadow over family grave sites. These include the graves of former President John F. Kennedy and former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. According to rss.nytimes.com, the lawsuit also contends that the arch would disrupt the sightline from the eternal flame memorializing John F. Kennedy. [1][4]

An Obama-appointed federal judge previously halted all construction plans for two weeks while several lawsuits proceed, the Washington Examiner reported. As FTMQ News reported earlier, Judge Tanya Chutkan granted a temporary restraining order to block construction shortly after the National Capital Planning Commission approved the project in an 8-4 vote. [1][8]

The project has faced multiple legal challenges. As FTMQ News reported earlier, Washington, D.C., and Virginia previously filed a lawsuit against the National Park Service and the Department of the Interior to block the monument, following earlier legal action brought by Arlington County and two Vietnam War veterans. [9]