Kennedy family members ask a judge to block Trump's Arlington memorial arch
Also reported by CBS News
Summary
Nine members of the Kennedy family asked a federal judge to block President Donald Trump’s plan to build a 250-foot memorial arch near Arlington National Cemetery. They say the arch would cast a shadow over family graves and change the experience of visiting them.Key Facts
- The nine relatives are children and grandchildren of Robert F. Kennedy and Edward M. Kennedy.
- The relatives filed a motion to join two existing lawsuits seeking to stop construction.
- U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan barred the administration from breaking ground for 14 days last week.
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s health and human services secretary, did not join the lawsuit.
- The proposed arch would stand between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.
- The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
- The article says Democrats gained control of Congress in the midterm elections earlier that week.
