Judge rules in favor of groups trying to keep Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee statue where it is

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A judge in Charlottesville ruled Wednesday that a state law protecting war memorials could apply retroactively to the city’s statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, according to the Richmond Times Dispatch.

But Judge Richard Moore said he wanted more proof that the statue qualifies as a war memorial, the newspaper reported. His decision clears the way for a lawsuit asking to bar the statue’s removal, and the groups suing now have 21 days to present a stronger case.

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