Kennedy family joins lawsuits to block Trump’s 76-metre arch near JFK grave

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Nine children and grandchildren of Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward M. Kennedy filed a motion to intervene and a complaint in two existing federal lawsuits, arguing the 76-metre granite-and-gold “Arc de Trump” would fundamentally alter the experience of visiting gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery and destroy the historic sightline between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington House. [1] [2]

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  1. Kennedy family joins US lawsuits to block Trump’s ‘unlawful’ arch plan

    Al Jazeera · · Full text

  2. Kennedys sue to block Trump's arch, arguing it would cast shadow on JFK's grave

    BBC World · · Summary only

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