Kennedy family seeks court block on Trump's Arlington arch

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 11 Nov, 00:32 · Archive

Nine Kennedy relatives have asked a judge to block President Trump's plan to build a 250-foot memorial arch at Arlington National Cemetery.

Nine Kennedy family members asked a judge on Tuesday to block President Trump's plan to build a 250-foot memorial arch at Arlington National Cemetery. The relatives say the structure would cast a shadow over their gravesites and 'fundamentally alter the experience of visiting' them.

The nine are children and grandchildren of Robert F. Kennedy and Edward M. Kennedy, brothers of President John F. Kennedy. Both served in the U.S. Senate and are buried near the eternal flame marking JFK's gravesite, which attracts millions of visitors to Arlington each year. The relatives filed a motion to intervene in two existing lawsuits seeking to block the arch's construction.

Their lawyers argue that building the arch would be a 'permanent denigration' of the gravesites, and the Kennedy family 'would never again be able to appreciate both sites as they always have before'. The family is represented by veteran Washington lawyer Norm Eisen and the Democracy Defenders Fund.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan last week imposed a 14-day prohibition on the Trump administration breaking ground on the structure. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., now Trump's health and human services secretary, did not join the lawsuit. The White House has not commented.

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• Kennedy family members ask a judge to block Trump's Arlington memorial archNine Kennedy family members have asked a judge to block President Trump's plan to build a 250-foot memorial arch.News4Jax · 11 Nov, 00:09
• Kennedy family members ask a judge to block Trump's Arlington memorial archNine Kennedy family members have asked a judge to block President Trump's plan to build a 250-foot memorial arch.Clickorlando · 11 Nov, 00:09

In this story: Donald Trump · Kennedy family · Arlington National Cemetery · Tanya Chutkan · Robert F. Kennedy · Edward M. Kennedy · John F. Kennedy · Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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