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Virginia court to hear challenges to removal of Lee statue DENISE LAVOIE, AP Legal Affairs Writer June 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5EDS NOTE: OBSCENITY - FILE - In this Friday, July 10, 2020, file photo is the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va. The Supreme Court of Virginia is set to hear arguments Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in legal challenges to Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam s plan to take down the 131-year-old statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.Steve Helber/APShow MoreShow Less 2of5EDS NOTE: OBSCENITY - FILE - In this Friday, July 10, 2020, file photo is the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va. The Supreme Court of Virginia is set to hear arguments Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in legal challenges to Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam s plan to take down the 131-year-old statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.Steve Helber/APShow MoreShow Less ....
Among the central issues to be decided by the court: Is the Commonwealth of Virginia bound by a decision made by state officials more than 130 years ago? Or can the state undo that decision because the public s attitude toward Confederate symbols has changed drastically since then? ....
BY ERIC KOLENICH Richmond Times-Dispatch With Lee monument case tied up in court, people who transformed MDP Circle are asking: What s the fence really for? RICHMOND â More than 50 homeowners who live near the Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue said they want the statue taken down immediately in a proposed amicus brief filed for the two cases that will determine the statue s fate. It s been more than 10 months since Gov. Ralph Northam ordered the statue s removal, but two lawsuits are vying to keep it up. A Richmond judge struck down both suits, but the plaintiffs appealed, and the Virginia Supreme Court agreed to hear their appeals, which could take place in June. ....