A nonprofit organization, The Cultural Landscape Foundation, files a lawsuit seeking to stop the federal government from painting the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue on the National Mall. The group asks a federal judge to halt the project, arguing that planned changes proceed without required federal review steps. The suit contends that President Donald Trump’s administration did not complete or obtain appropriate approvals before moving forward with resurfacing and repainting the historic site. According to reporting, the administration’s plan includes completing work by July 4. The lawsuit focuses on the process used to authorize the changes rather than addressing the merits of the project’s aesthetic goals. The case challenges whether the government followed legal or regulatory requirements for alterations to a landmark federal memorial and its surrounding cultural landscape. The requested relief would pause the project while the court considers the nonprofit’s claims.