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Charlottesville Circuit Court considers extending injunction on Lee statue removal
Judge says there are ‘legitimate merits on both sides’
The Charlottesville Circuit Court held a second hearing Friday in a lawsuit against the City of Charlottesville concerning the planned removal of the Robert E. Lee from Emancipation Park. Judge Richard E. Moore decided to postpone a ruling on whether the city can legally remove the statue from the park.
Despite not deciding on the removal of the statue, Moore ruled in favor of the renaming of what was formerly known as Lee Park to Emancipation Park
Before the hearing began, community members and demonstrators from Showing Up for Racial Justice and Black Lives Matter stood in the rain outside the courthouse holding signs reading “Stop Defending White Supremacy” and “Take Them Down for Love” in reference to the Lee statue. Many demonstrators also attended the hearing afterward.
The statue of Lee has been the subject of much debate since the Council’s controversial Feb. 6 decision to remove it from Emancipation Park, and one of the stated goals of the Aug. 12 “Unite the Right” rally was to preserve it.
The Charlottesville Circuit Court held a second hearing Friday in a lawsuit against the City of Charlottesville concerning the planned removal of the Robert E. Lee from Emancipation Park. Judge Richard E. Moore decided to postpone a ruling on whether the city can legally remove the statue from the park.
Despite not deciding on the removal of the statue, Moore ruled in favor of the renaming of what was formerly known as Lee Park to Emancipation Park
Before the hearing began, community members and demonstrators from Showing Up for Racial Justice and Black Lives Matter stood in the rain outside the courthouse holding signs reading “Stop Defending White Supremacy” and “Take Them Down for Love” in reference to the Lee statue. Many demonstrators also attended the hearing afterward.
The statue of Lee has been the subject of much debate since the Council’s controversial Feb. 6 decision to remove it from Emancipation Park, and one of the stated goals of the Aug. 12 “Unite the Right” rally was to preserve it.
More at:http://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2017/09/charlottesville-circuit-court-considers-extending-injunction-on-lee-statue-removal
