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    "prose": "Nine members of the Kennedy family filed a lawsuit to block Donald Trump's proposed Triumphal Arch.[^1] The suit alleges the arch would cast shadows on Kennedy graves at Arlington National Cemetery.[^2]\n\nNBC News described the filing as a request to join lawsuits already brought against the arch.[^3]\n\n## The structure\n\nThe arch is designed to be 250 feet tall.[^4] It is planned for Memorial Circle, between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial.[^5] That puts it near the cemetery's entrance.[^6]\n\nMore than 400,000 service members and their families are buried at Arlington.[^7]\n\n## The Kennedy who did not sign\n\nRobert F. Kennedy Jr. is not part of the group.[^8] He serves in the administration that is building the arch.\n\n## The White House\n\nWhite House spokesperson Davis Ingle called the Kennedy lawsuit unfortunate.[^9] The White House said it expects to be vindicated in the litigation.[^10]\n\n## Where the case stands\n\nConstruction is already on hold. Judge Tanya S. Chutkan temporarily blocked it for at least 14 days.[^11] That order came a week before the Kennedys' filing was reported.[^12]\n\nThe Department of the Interior has submitted final plans for the arch to the National Capital Planning Commission.[^13]",
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