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Dave Harmon, PW editor
- Nov 28, 2019
- 1 min read

Alabama high court backs law protecting Confederate monuments

Alabama's Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that the city of Birmingham broke state law when it ordered plywood screens be placed around the base of a Confederate monument in 2017.

The 9-0 ruling by Alabama's high court reversed a ruling by a lower court that was favorable to the city.

https://www.npr.org/2019/11/27/783376085/confederate-monument-law-upheld-by-alabama-supreme-court

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