Judge Orders 10-Day Delay after Virginia Governor Says Confederate Monument to Robert E. Lee Must Come Down

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Judge Orders 10-Day Delay after Virginia Governor Says Confederate Monument to Robert E. Lee Must Come Down

A Virginia judge has ordered a 10-day halt to Gov. Ralph Northam’s plan to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee statue on Richmond’s historic Monument Avenue.

Source: The Washington Informer

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