Appeal argued before Virginia Supreme Court in Danville Confederate flag controversy

Posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 9:10 am
By John R. Crane Danville Register & Bee

... Last August, the Danville City Council approved an ordinance that allows only the national, state, city and MIA/POW flags to be flown on city property ...
After the vote, a Danville police officer removed the Third National Flag of the Confederacy.

The Heritage Preservation Association and several supporters filed a lawsuit claiming breach of contract in Danville Circuit Court, as well as a motion for a temporary injunction allowing the flag to fly until the case was heard.

In October, Judge James Reynolds ruled in the city’s favor, saying the 1994 resolution between the association and the city allowing the group to install and replace the flag as needed is not a contract. Reynolds dismissed the case. The judge also ruled that the flag is not a memorial to the war dead, but a historical marker for the building ...

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