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Appeals court ruling favorable to Memphis in monuments case

Appeals judges in Tennessee are backing another court's decision in support of Memphis' removal of statues of Confederate leaders.

Appeals judges in Tennessee are backing another court's decision in support of Memphis' removal of statues of Confederate leaders Nathan Bedford Forrest and Jefferson Davis from two parks.

In a ruling filed Tuesday, the Court of Appeals of Tennessee in Nashville affirmed a decision by a Davidson County Chancery Court judge concerning the statues' removal in December 2017.

City officials circumvented a state law limiting the removal of historical memorials from public property by selling the parks to a private nonprofit, which then removed the monuments.

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