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Virginia Supreme Court says Confederate statues
Virginia Supreme Court says Confederate statues can be removed
The Robert E. Lee statue was the site of a white nationalist rally in 2017.
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Charlottesville can remove two statues of Confederate generals, which civil rights activists say paid homage to America's history of slavery and racism.
The statues depict Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson and were the site of protests decrying police brutality and racism this summer.
The Robert E. Lee statue was also at the center of a violent white nationalist "Unite the Right" rally in 2017 that left one woman dead.
In Thursday's decision, State Supreme Court Justice Bernard Goodwyn said both statues were erected long before a 1997 state law barred local governments from removing monuments paying tribute to past wars.
He said the law only applies to monuments erected after 1997.
The law "did not provide the authority for the City to erect the Statues, and it does not prohibit the City from disturbing or interfering with them," Goodwyn wrote.
In 2017, the City Council of Charlottesville approved resolutions to remove the statues and locals filed a complaint, alleging the removal was illegal.
A circuit court had barred the removal of Confederate monuments, citing a 1997 Virginia law that prevented the toppling of statues and memorials.
The State Supreme Court also ruled that the circuit court erred in ordering the city to pay $365,000 in plaintiffs' attorney fees and costs.
Read More : pgslot
The Robert E. Lee statue was the site of a white nationalist rally in 2017.
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Charlottesville can remove two statues of Confederate generals, which civil rights activists say paid homage to America's history of slavery and racism.
The statues depict Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson and were the site of protests decrying police brutality and racism this summer.
The Robert E. Lee statue was also at the center of a violent white nationalist "Unite the Right" rally in 2017 that left one woman dead.
In Thursday's decision, State Supreme Court Justice Bernard Goodwyn said both statues were erected long before a 1997 state law barred local governments from removing monuments paying tribute to past wars.
He said the law only applies to monuments erected after 1997.
The law "did not provide the authority for the City to erect the Statues, and it does not prohibit the City from disturbing or interfering with them," Goodwyn wrote.
In 2017, the City Council of Charlottesville approved resolutions to remove the statues and locals filed a complaint, alleging the removal was illegal.
A circuit court had barred the removal of Confederate monuments, citing a 1997 Virginia law that prevented the toppling of statues and memorials.
The State Supreme Court also ruled that the circuit court erred in ordering the city to pay $365,000 in plaintiffs' attorney fees and costs.
Read More : pgslot