Judge Rules Removal of Confederate Memorial at Arlington Can Proceed

The controversial monument, depicting slavery and the Confederacy, has been a point of contention and is set to be relocated following a court ruling.

U.S. District Judge Rossie Alston has ruled that the removal of a Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery can proceed, overturning his previous temporary restraining order.
The memorial, commissioned in 1914 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, has been a point of contention due to its depiction of slavery and the Confederacy.
The Pentagon had directed for the monument to be dismantled following the recommendation of a Naming Commission established by Congress to review military facilities celebrating the Confederacy.
Defend Arlington, a group opposing the removal, argued that the removal process was disturbing graves and that the government did not have the authority to remove the monument.
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced plans to relocate the monument to another site in Virginia.