Trump’s Washington Renovations Hit Legal Roadblocks
TL;DR
A wave of lawsuits challenges President Trump’s plans to remake the Kennedy Center, add a White House ballroom, erect a 250-foot arch at Memorial Circle, and fund a championship golf course, arguing he cannot unilaterally redevelop federal properties without environmental reviews and explicit congressional authorization, even as donors back the projects and courts weigh the scope of presidential power over federal land.
- Trump Is Digging Up Washington. Can Lawsuits Stop the Bulldozers? The New York Times
- Kennedy Center renovation hit with lawsuit filed by preservationists The Washington Post
- Top architectural and historic preservation groups sue Trump over Kennedy Center plans CNN
- 8 architecture and culture groups sue Trump and the Kennedy Center board NPR
- Trump sued by historic preservation groups to block Kennedy Center changes WBAL-TV
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