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Joining lawsuit, Kennedy family members say Trump's arch would be 'denigration' of JFK, RFK plots at Arlington

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Joining lawsuit, Kennedy family members say Trump's arch would be 'denigration' of JFK, RFK plots at Arlington. (2026, November 11). CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-trump-arch-kennedys-objection-9.7417679?cmp=rss

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Nine members of the Kennedy family, including children and grandchildren of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Edward M. Kennedy, have asked a judge to block President Trump's plan to build a 250-foot memorial arch at Arlington National Cemetery. They argue that the structure would cast a shadow over their relatives' gravesites and fundamentally alter the experience for visitors to these sites. The motion to intervene in existing lawsuits was filed on Tuesday, as the Trump administration is eager to proceed with construction despite legal challenges.
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Nine family members of the Kennedy political dynasty asked a judge on Tuesday to block President Donald Trump’s plan to build a 250-foot (76-meter) memorial arch opposite Arlington National Cemetery, arguing it would cast shadows over the gravesites of their relatives, including those of former Presidents John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy. The lawsuit filed in D.C. federal court contends that the structure will permanently overshadow the graves and disrupt the view of the eternal flame at President Kennedy’s grave site. Family members also argue that the arch undermines democratic principles by bypassing safeguards established to protect Arlington Cemetery's integrity.

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Joining lawsuit, Kennedy family members say Trump's arch would be 'denigration' of JFK, RFK plots at Arlington Legal filing comes with Trump administration eager to break ground on temporarily blocked project Nine family members of the Kennedy political dynasty asked a judge on Tuesday to block U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to build a towering memorial arch, saying the 250-foot (76-metre) structure would cast a shadow over their relatives' gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery. The shadow would "fundamentally alter the experience of visiting the gravesites," the relatives argued.
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Joining lawsuit, Kennedy family members say Trump's arch would be 'denigration' of JFK, RFK plots at Arlington Legal filing comes with Trump administration eager to break ground on temporarily blocked project Nine family members of the Kennedy political dynasty asked a judge on Tuesday to block U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to build a towering memorial arch, saying the 250-foot (76-metre) structure would cast a shadow over their relatives' gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery. The shadow would "fundamentally alter the experience of visiting the gravesites," the relatives argued.

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Joining lawsuit, Kennedy family members say Trump's arch would be 'denigration' of JFK, RFK plots at Arlington Legal filing comes with Trump administration eager to break ground on temporarily blocked project Nine family members of the Kennedy political dynasty asked a judge on Tuesday to block U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to build a towering memorial arch, saying the 250-foot (76-metre) structure would cast a shadow over their relatives' gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery. The shadow would "fundamentally alter the experience of visiting the gravesites," the relatives argued. asserted
relatives → join → gravesites
They filed a motion to intervene in two existing lawsuits seeking to block construction of the arch. asserted
They → file → arch
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan last week prohibited the Trump administration from breaking ground on the structure for 14 days. asserted
Chutkan → prohibit → days
The nine Kennedy family members who filed suit are children and grandchildren of Robert F. Kennedy and Edward M. Kennedy, brothers of the slain U.S. president John F. Kennedy, both of whom served in the U.S. Senate. asserted
both → file → Senate
They are buried close to the eternal flame that marks JFK's gravesite, a trio of memorials that are a major draw for the millions of people who visit the Arlington cemetery each year. asserted
who → bury → cemetery
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, of Illinois, speaks at a demonstration against U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed arch on Oct. 1 in Washington. asserted
Duckworth → speak → Washington
Building the arch would be a "permanent denigration" of the gravesites, lawyers for the relatives wrote. asserted
lawyers → build → relatives
"The Arch would significantly damage the memorial to the Kennedys, as well as the heroes who eternally rest at Arlington National Cemetery," the filing said. asserted
filing → damage → Cemetery
"It is unfortunate to see that some members of the Kennedy family have joined the litigation against the Arch, as the project is intended to honour our heroes who rest in Arlington Cemetery," said White House spokesperson Davis Ingle. asserted
Ingle → see → Cemetery
"The judiciary should not be abused to politicize a structure designed to unite our nation." asserted
judiciary → abuse → nation
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's health and human services secretary, who has a fractured relationship with many of his relatives, did not join the lawsuit. asserted
who → have → lawsuit
The arch project is one of several around Washington that the Republican president has undertaken as he alters the capital to his tastes — from renovating one of its storied public golf courses, to threatening to demolish the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. asserted
he → undertake → Arts
Those projects could soon face intense scrutiny as Democrats will take control of Congress in early January after the results of last week's midterm elections. uncertain
Democrats → face → elections
The White House last week unveiled a glitzy new website to showcase the arch, which is slated to rise in a mass of gold ornamentation and stately grey granite between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. asserted
which → unveil → Memorial
The family is represented by veteran Washington lawyer Norm Eisen and Democracy Defenders Fund. asserted
family → represent → Eisen
Eisen and his organization have also filed lawsuits against the Kennedy Center plans and represented a man who successfully fought off prosecution related to an incident at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, after Trump ordered renovations for that Washington, D.C., monument in a no-bid contract. asserted
Trump → file → contract
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