Nonprofit Sues Trump Administration Over Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Renovation
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Summary
The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) and its founder Charles A. Birnbaum have sued the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service over the Trump administration's renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The lawsuit alleges that painting the pool basin a vivid blue without following Congressional mandatory procedures violates federal law. The plaintiffs argue the new appearance resembles a resort or theme park feature rather than a historically appropriate memorial element.
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TCLF is alleging that the ongoing work to paint the Reflecting Pool basin a 'vivid' blue
The lawsuit claims the new paint job resembles something found in a resort or theme park
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