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The Supreme Court on Thursday said a law preventing the removal of war monuments does not apply to Charlottesville s statues of Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee and Thomas Stonewall Jackson.Â
The ruling was handed down in Charlottesville s appeal of a lower court ruling, with the state s highest court saying in part that a previous law preventing the removal of war monuments does not apply to statues built before 1997.
Released Thursday morning, the opinion signals the end of a years long legal battle to remove two Confederate statues in downtown Charlottesville that in its wake saw a deadly rally, legislative change and the removal of dozens statues across the country.
Charlottesvilleâs Fridays After Five may return in May
Charlottesvilleâs Fridays After Five may return in May By Rachel Hirschheimer | March 16, 2021 at 10:45 AM EDT - Updated March 17 at 4:45 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Many people are wondering what the future looks like for Fridays After Five, since it was cancelled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
âFridays are such an integral part of the downtown experience during the summer months and I know people have missed it, but we are still waiting for the signals from the government that itâs safe for us to gather in crowds that size,â Sprint Pavilion Genera Manager Kirby Hutto said.