Legal Analyst: Lawsuit over NC Confederate monument
NORTH CAROLINA (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Chief Legal Analyst Khalif Rhodes discusses the renewed debate over Confederate monuments, sparked by Trump administration efforts to restore statues and names tied to the Confederacy.
In North Carolina, a lawsuit from Concerned Citizens of Tyrrell County—largely older Black residents—seeks to remove or cover an inscription on a Confederate statue outside the Tyrrell County Courthouse. The case highlights the ongoing clash between free speech, equal protection, and historical symbolism.
EDENTON, N.C. (WAVY) — The Confederate monument that has stood for more than 116 years in the waterfront town is on the move for the second time. Late Saturday night, contractors dismantled the monument from its more-than-60-year home at the end of South Broad Street and sent it to storage,…
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - Brandon leaders hosted another public hearing on the fate of the Confederate monument in the downtown area. The monument was placed in downtown Brandon in 1907 by the Brandon chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. On July 21, five locals stood before the Brandon…
RALEIGH, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- North Carolina, joined by 24 other states, is suing the U.S. Department of Education over its sudden freeze of $165 million in federal education funds, a move officials say could devastate school programs and staff just weeks before the new school year. The lawsuit seeks…