RICHMOND, Va. — A judge has not immediately decided whether to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s plans to remove an enormous Richmond statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.
An injunction currently prevents Northam’s administration from moving forward with plans to take down the bronze equestrian statue of Lee.
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring is seeking to have the injunction lifted and lawsuit tossed.
On Tuesday, Richmond Circuit Court Judge W. Reilly Marchant said he would rule “within a week." If Marchant declines to toss the lawsuit, Herring says a trial is expected in October.