The plaintiffs, a group of Richmond residents who live near the monument, filed suit after Northam ordered the removal of the statue in June amid the outcry and unrest caused by the death of George Floyd in police custody.
The state has argued it cannot be forced in perpetuity to maintain a statue Attorney General Mark Herring has called a "divisive, antiquated relic." It was not immediately clear whether Richmond Circuit Court Judge W. Reilly Marchant might rule from the bench. In August, he took a week before issuing a ruling on the state's motion to dismiss the case.
Monument Avenue, a prestigious residential boulevard that once contained one of the nation's most prominent tributes to the Confederacy, was dramatically transformed over the summer. The avenue's other large Confederate statues, which all sat on city property, were either toppled by protesters or hauled off by contractors working for the city. Amid weeks of nightly protests, Mayor Levar Stoney ordered the statues removed, invoking his authority under a local emergency order.
Isn’t that the Democrat governor who wore blackface and who wants to legalize killing babies.
While the government spends thousands on hearings and debates a few guys outside spend a few bucks on a chain and boom.. Problem solved. They should just put all these statues in museums so these people can be discussed in an educational setting with teachers to educate.
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