Pensacola Cleared to Remove Confederate Monument From Square (1)

Ladies Memorial Association Inc. and other plaintiffs lost their bid to stop Pensacola, Fla., from removing a Confederate monument from a downtown square following a 6-1 vote by the city council, after a Florida federal court ruled they lack standing.

The plaintiffs, who said they’re trying to protect the monument from destruction, failed to show any legally protected interest in what they called a safe removal plan, Judge M. Casey Rogers of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida said in a Wednesday decision to dismiss their lawsuit and dissolve a temporary restraining order.

The U.S. Court ...