Virginia Supreme Court won't rehear Confederate flag appeal
Posted: Friday, October 7, 2016 8:36 pm
By JOHN R. CRANE
Danville Register & Bee
DANVILLE The Virginia Supreme Court announced Friday that it will not rehear an appeal of a local judges decision a ruling that will keep the Confederate flag off the Sutherlin Mansions front lawn.
The court upheld Danvilles removal of a Confederate flag from a monument on the grounds of the historic Main Street building, according to a news release from the city.
The Heritage Preservation Association had petitioned for a rehearing before the full court after a three-judge panel of the court ruled in June that it found no reversible error in the judgment of Danville Circuit Judge James J. Reynolds.
I am pleased the Virginia Supreme Court finds no problems with the ordinance adopted by City Council limiting which flags could be flown on public property, City Attorney Clarke Whitfield said Friday. I wish to thank attorney Jeremy Carroll for representing the city in this case ...
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