Judge Reverses Earlier Decision and Allows Removal of Reconciliation Monument at Arlington Cemetery

A federal judge on Tuesday allowed the Arlington National Cemetery to remove a century-old Confederate memorial (the Reconciliation Monument) one day after blocking the removal over a report that gravesites were disturbed. At a hearing in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. District Judge Rossie Alston said he issued the temporary injunction Monday after receiving an urgent … Continue reading Judge Reverses Earlier Decision and Allows Removal of Reconciliation Monument at Arlington Cemetery