A consortium of top architectural and historic preservation groups is suing President Donald Trump over his plans to temporarily close and extensively renovate the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. The groups argue that the process involved bypassing approval from Congress and key commissions and therefore violates historic preservation laws. The lawsuit asks a federal judge to indefinitely halt the project. It comes after the center's board of trustees unanimously approved plans for a two-year closure that will begin in July, marking another attempt to impose the president's style and cultural tastes in the nation's capital. The Kennedy Center requires significant maintenance, with a 2021 comprehensive building plan estimated that more than $250 million was required for projects such as drainage and waterproofing improvements, exterior wall repair, and roof replacement.