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By Dan Gooding
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Members of the Kennedy family called President Donald Trump's plans for a 250-foot arch close to the Arlington National Cemetery a 'permanent denigration' of their relatives' gravesites, in a court filing Tuesday.
The filing to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by late Senator Robert F. Kennedy's children called for an injunction on the work planned by the Trump administration to build the arch on a traffic circle between the cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial.
The family argued that the arch would cast shadows that would fall on the gravesites of Senator Kennedy, President John F. Kennedy, and other relatives. They also said a view the former president enjoyed so much would be lost.
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“That constitutes nothing less than a permanent denigration of the Kennedy Gravesites and the final resting place for Plaintiffs’ parents and grandparents," they wrote in the filing.
"The Kennedy Gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery should remain unimpeded and unhampered as a solemn and sacred memorial to the legacy of the Kennedy family, including Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward M. Kennedy—each of whom served with honor and distinction, and sacrificed greatly for their country—as always intended," the filing said. "The Arch would
significantly damage the memorial to the Kennedys, as well as the heroes who eternally rest at Arlington National Cemetery."
On November 5, a judge temporarily blocked construction following legal challenges.
Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment Tuesday evening.
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