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Can the Kennedys stop Trump's arch over Arlington's graves?
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Trump wants a 250-foot arch in Washington, beside the national cemetery at Arlington.
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9 members of the Kennedy family moved to join litigation already pending; veterans, a historian, the District of Columbia, Virginia and Arlington County have also sued. Their filing says the arch would block the view of the eternal flame at JFK's grave.
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Rory Kennedy said in a joint statement: A towering arch casting shadows across the graves of our father, mother and uncles, as well as the graves of so many who have served our country.
“A towering arch casting shadows across the graves of our father, mother and uncles, as well as the graves of so many who have served our country”
A federal judge, identified by the Guardian as Tanya Chutkan, paused construction for 14 days. The reporting does not say whether that pause will be extended, and gives no ruling date for the Kennedy motion.
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- The IndependentTrump team is destroying records related to his DC renovations, whistleblowers claim
- The GuardianKennedys sue to block Trump's gilded arch, saying it would 'cast shadow' over JFK grave site
- Mediafax.roThe triumphal arch scandal. The Kennedy family in conflict with Donald Trump
- Le Monde.frThe Kennedy family files a complaint against the triumphal arch project wanted by Donald Trump in Washington
- Bloomberg BusinessKennedy Family Seeks to Intervene in Fight to Block Trump Arch
- The New York TimesKennedys Move to Block Trump's Arch, Saying It Would Disturb J.F.K. Gravesite