# Kennedy family joins lawsuits seeking to block Trump’s ‘unlawful’ arch

https://mins.news/en/item/138380

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-11 03:21 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/11/kennedy-family-joins-us-lawsuits-to-block-trumps-unlawful-arch-plan?traffic_source=rss

> Nine Kennedy family members have asked to intervene in two federal lawsuits to stop construction of Trump’s 76-metre arch in Washington. They argue it would obscure family graves and JFK’s Eternal Flame and destroy a historic sightline between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington House. The plaintiffs say federal agencies approved it without required congressional authorization.

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