Coverage dated December 16, 2023 to December 19, 2023

Federal judge rules removal of a Confederate statue in Arlington Cemetery may proceed

Headline from KRDO, on the newest of 3 developments

By Melissa Alonso and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — The removal of the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia may proceed, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, after finding groups who tried to halt it failed to prove that keeping the monument was in the public’s best interest.

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Confederate memorial set to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery this week, officials say

    Headline from KRDO ·

  2. Confederate memorial removal at Arlington Cemetery is paused by federal judge

    Headline from KESQ Palm Springs ·

  3. Newest

    Federal judge rules removal of a Confederate statue in Arlington Cemetery may proceed

    Headline from KRDO ·

Reports & sources

62 articles, oldest first.

  1. Military Times

    Confederate memorial to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    A Confederate memorial is to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery in northern Virginia in the coming days, a cemetery official said.

  2. Washington Examiner

    Confederate memorial to be removed in coming days from Arlington National Cemetery (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A Confederate memorial is to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery in northern Virginia in the coming days, part of the push to remove symbols that commemorate the Confederacy from military-related facilities, a cemetery official said Saturday.

  3. CNN

    Confederate memorial set to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery this week, officials say (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The Confederate Memorial at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia is set to be removed this week, officials said.

  4. Fox News

    Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery to be removed despite GOP opposition (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Despite opposition from Republicans in Congress, the U.S Army will remove a Confederate statue in the Arlington National Cemetery in compliance to a Congressional mandate.

  5. RedState

  6. New York Times

    Arlington National Cemetery Will Begin Removing Confederate Memorial (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The move, protested by dozens of Republicans in Congress, is part of the military’s efforts to take down symbols commemorating the Confederacy.

  7. FOX 5 DC

    Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery to be removed (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    A Confederate memorial is to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery in northern Virginia in the coming days, part of the push to remove symbols that commemorate the Confederacy from military-related facilities, a cemetery official said Saturday.

  8. The Daily Caller

    Trump-Appointed Judge Halts Removal Of Confederate Monument At Arlington Cemetery (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A Trump-appointed federal judge has temporarily halted removal proceedings for the Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery that began Monday.

  9. NBC News

    A Confederate memorial is to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery, despite some GOP pushback (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The decision ignores a recent demand from more than 40 Republican congressmen that the Pentagon suspend efforts to dismantle and remove the monument from Arlington cemetery.

  10. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Memorial to Confederacy in final days at Arlington (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    ARLINGTON, Va. -- A Confederate memorial is to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery in northern Virginia in the coming days, part of the push to remove symbols that commemorate the Confederacy from military-related facilities, a cemetery official said Saturday.

  11. NPR

    The Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery will be dismantled this week (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    A monument to Confederate soldiers erected at Arlington National Cemetery with congressional approval in 1914 will be removed this week in response to another act of Congress.

  12. Hot Air

    Trump Appointed Judge Halts Removal of Confederate Monument in Arlington (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    A Trump-appointed federal judge has temporarily halted removal proceedings for the Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery that began Monday, the Associated Press reported....

  13. KESQ Palm Springs

    Confederate memorial removal at Arlington Cemetery is paused by federal judge (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Monday temporarily halted a planned removal of the Confederate Memorial at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia a day after two groups filed a lawsuit. US District Judge Ronnie D.

  14. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Judge halts removal of Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    RICHMOND, Va. - A federal judge in Alexandria issued a temporary restraining order Monday to halt the removal of the Confederate Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery, citing an allegation that

  15. Military Times

    Judge issues order keeping Confederate memorial at Arlington Cemetery (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    The Army had planned to remove the memorial this week.

  16. Washington Examiner

    Confederate monument at Arlington National Cemetery can stay for now, judge rules (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A federal judge temporarily halted the removal of a Confederate monument at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday after a group called Defend Arlington filed a lawsuit.

  17. The Christian Post

    Judge temporarily halts removal of Reconciliation Monument in Arlington National Cemetery (opens The Christian Post)

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    The Christian Post's feed description

    A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order halting the imminent dismantling of a Confederate memorial in Arlington National Cemetery dedicated to the reconciliation of North and South ...

  18. NBC News

    Judge issues order keeping Confederate memorial at Arlington Cemetery for now (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Work to remove the memorial had begun Monday before the restraining order was issued, but the memorial remains in place on cemetery grounds.

  19. CBS News

    Judge blocks removal of Confederate memorial from Arlington Cemetery, for now (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The group seeking to stop the removal claims it would disturb gravesites. The cemetery denies it. The group also asserts the memorial promotes North-South reconciliation.

  20. CNN

    Removal of a Confederate memorial in Arlington Cemetery is paused by federal judge (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A federal judge on Monday temporarily halted a planned removal of the Confederate Memorial at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia a day after two groups filed a lawsuit.

  21. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    Judge weighs whether to block Confederate memorial removal at Arlington Cemetery (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    Richmond Times-Dispatch's feed description

    A federal judge is expressing strong misgivings about extending a restraining order that is blocking Arlington National Cemetery from removing a century-old memorial there to Confederate soldiers. Judge Rossie Alston

  22. Truthout

    Federal Judge Halts Removal of Confederate Statue at Arlington National Cemetery (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    The statue features racist and revisionist history, falsely depicting enslaved people in the antebellum south as happy.

  23. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Confederate memorial removal at Arlington Cemetery is paused by federal judge | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Monday temporarily halted a planned removal of the Confederate Memorial at the Arlington National

  24. KRDO

    Federal judge rules removal of a Confederate statue in Arlington Cemetery may proceed (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Melissa Alonso and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — The removal of the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia may proceed, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, after finding groups who tried to halt it failed to prove that keeping the monument was in the public’s best interest.

  25. Military Times

    In reversal, judge allows removal of Confederate memorial at Arlington (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    Allegations that the removal efforts amounted to grave desecration “were, at best, ill-informed and, at worst, inaccurate," the judge said.

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