A Virginia judge has ruled that Charlottesville's Confederate statues are war monuments protected by state law.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A Virginia judge has ruled that Charlottesville's Confederate statues are war monuments protected by state law.
Moore cited how statues of Lee and Thomas"Stonewall" Jackson depict the men in military uniforms and on horses associated with them during the Civil War. Virginia law makes it illegal for local municipalities to remove war monuments without permission from the state. "While some people obviously see Lee and Jackson as symbols of white supremacy, others see them as brilliant military tacticians or complex leaders in a difficult time ... and do not think of white supremacy at all and certainly do not believe in, accept, or believe in such. In either event, the statues to them under the undisputed facts of this case still are monuments and memorials to them, as veterans of the Civil War," Moore wrote.
The Monument Fund filed the lawsuit in March 2017, alleging that the council violated state law when it voted to remove the Lee statue. The lawsuit was later amended to also include the Jackson statue.Former City Councilor Bob Fenwick, a defendant in the lawsuit, told WCAV-TV he believes the council still has a good case to remove the statues.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Virginia judge rules Charlottesville confederate statues are war monuments protected by state lawA Virginia judge has ruled that statues of Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. 'Stonewall' Jackson in Charlottesville are war monuments that the city cannot remove without permission from the state
Read more »
Judge: Charlottesville Confederate statues are protectedCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A Virginia judge has ruled that Charlottesville's Confederate statues are war monuments protected by state law.
Read more »
Trump defends Charlottesville comments by praising a Confederate general“He was a great general,” the president said about Robert E. Lee.
Read more »
Top Kansas court rules state constitution protects abortion rightsThe Kansas Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the state's constitution prot...
Read more »
Federal judge blocks Trump's abortion 'gag rule'U.s. District Judge Stanley Bastian in Yakima, Wash., blocked new Trump administration rules that would provide additional hurdles for women seeking abortions, including by banning taxpayer-funded clinics from making abortion referrals.
Read more »
Judge freezes Trump abortion ruleA federal judge in Washington state froze a Trump administration rule that would have overhauled the Title X federal family planning program
Read more »
Federal judges rule Michigan gerrymandering unconstitutional, order maps redrawn by 2020The three-judge panel gave state lawmakers until Aug. 1 to come up with a new plan, or the court will draw up the boundaries for the 2020 elections.
Read more »