Virginia court to hear challenges to removal of Lee statue
DENISE LAVOIE, AP Legal Affairs Writer
June 6, 2021
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1of5EDS NOTE: OBSCENITY - FILE - In this Friday, July 10, 2020, file photo is the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va. The Supreme Court of Virginia is set to hear arguments Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in legal challenges to Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam s plan to take down the 131-year-old statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.Steve Helber/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5EDS NOTE: OBSCENITY - FILE - In this Friday, July 10, 2020, file photo is the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va. The Supreme Court of Virginia is set to hear arguments Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in legal challenges to Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam s plan to take down the 131-year-old statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.Steve Helber/APShow MoreShow Less
Among the central issues to be decided by the court: Is the Commonwealth of Virginia bound by a decision made by state officials more than 130 years ago? Or can the state undo that decision because the public s attitude toward Confederate symbols has changed drastically since then?
McAuliffe, the former governor and prodigious Democratic Party fundraiser who is seeking a second term in office, continues to lead the pack in both receipts and cash on hand at the end of the latest reporting period, though GOP nominee Glenn Youngkin brought in an even bigger haul.
McAuliffe, widely considered the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, raised about $2.8 million in cash over the period from April 1 to May 27, according to an accounting by the Virginia Public Access Project, a nonpartisan tracker of money in politics.
That s more than three times what his closest Democratic competitor, former Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy, brought in about $876,000 in cash.
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