The Alabama Supreme Court says the city of Birmingham violated state law when it covered the base of a Confederate monument with a black wooden box
As cities and states grapple with the future of Confederate monuments, the Alabama Supreme Court has weighed in on one: Putting plywood around its base violated state law.
The court on Wednesday upheld the state's protections of the monuments and cited Birmingham for building a black wooden box around the memorial. The city will be hit with a $25,000 fine. Earlier this year, Jefferson County Circuit Judge Michael Graffeo overturned the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, saying it violated the free-speech rights of communities.
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
Top Alabama Court upholds Confederate monument protectionsThe Alabama Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the majority-black city of Birmingham cannot remove or alter a towering Confederate monument in a city park. The all-Republican court reversed a circuit judge’s ruling that declared Alabama’s law protecting Confederate monuments an unconstitutional violation
Consulte Mais informação »
WSJ News Exclusive | New York Evictions Are Plunging Under New Rent Control LawA new tenant protection law enacted by the state may already be paying off for tens of thousands of New York City renters, as the number of eviction cases filed by landlords has plummeted, Wall Street Journal analysis shows.
Consulte Mais informação »
Bronx man, battling own legal woes, brings gun rights case to U.S. Supreme CourtTwo weeks before Efrain Alvarez and his attorneys asked the U.S. Supreme Court t...
Consulte Mais informação »
Data firm broke Canadian privacy laws with involvement in Brexit, U.S. campaigns - probeCanadian data firm AggregateIQ broke privacy laws with some of the work it did f...
Consulte Mais informação »
Data firm broke Canadian privacy laws with involvement in Brexit, U.S. campaigns: probeCanadian data firm AggregateIQ broke privacy laws with some of the work it did f...
Consulte Mais informação »
Oversight panel sues William Barr, Wilbur Ross over 2020 census documents'I am filing this enforcement action today because the Trump Administration's brazen obstruction of Congress must not stand. President Trump and his aides are not above the law.' — RepMaloney, chair of the Oversight Committee
Consulte Mais informação »