NC Supreme Court hears case of Vance Monument, which honors Confederate-era governor

The state's highest court heard oral arguments Nov. 1 in the "historic" case challenging the removal of a downtown Asheville monument honoring a Confederate-era governor. A final opinion from the court could take weeks or months to be issued. In downtown Raleigh's Justice Building, the seven justices heard 30 minutes of argument each from Edward Phillips, lawyer for the Society for the Historical Preservation of the 26th North Carolina Troops ― the group that brought the challenge against the city ― and Asheville Senior Assistant City Attorney Eric Edgerton. Issues...