Lemmon v. Trump

Representing three Vietnam War veterans and an architectural historian, Public Citizen filed suit to block construction of a giant arch in Memorial Circle near the Arlington Memorial Bridge and Arlington National Cemetery. The arch would obstruct the view between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial, a view carefully designed to symbolize the unification of the country after the Civil War and the strength of a united nation. And because Congress has not authorized construction of a memorial arch on the Circle — a first step required by statute before the government can move forward to construct a memorial on that land — proceeding with construction would be unlawful.