Thursday, December 17, 2015

Lee Circle battle moves to court: Federal lawsuit filed to halt monuments removal in New Orleans

Via Billy


Opponents of New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu's plan to remove Confederate monuments at Lee Circle and three other locations filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday (Dec. 17), just hours after the City Council approved the mayor's proposal.

The suit, allotted to U.S. District Court Judge Carl Barbier, asked for an injunction to stop the city from removing the monuments. It argued removing the historic markers would violate a number of federal and state laws, including the Louisiana Constitution.

It also argued that several of the monuments have become part of nearby, federally-funded streetcar lines, and thus cannot be moved.

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