A federal judge temporarily halted the removal of a Confederate monument at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday after a group called Defend Arlington filed a lawsuit.
The memorial’s removal was planned for this week. A court hearing is now scheduled for Wednesday, and the injunction will expire at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 20. While work had begun on removing the monument, the temporary restraining order issued Monday by U.S. District Judge Rossie Alston allows the memorial to remain in place for now.
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“The removal will desecrate, damage, and likely destroy the Memorial longstanding at ANC as a grave marker and impede the Memorial’s eligibility for listing on the National Register of Historic Places,” the lawsuit said.
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