Bloomberg Law
Aug. 30, 2017, 9:39 PM UTC

Supreme Court Signals Interest in Confederate Symbols

Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson

By Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg BNA

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court signaled Aug. 29 that they may be interested in reviewing the display of controversial Confederate symbols.

The high court asked Mississippi Gov. Dewey Phillip Bryant (R) to respond to a lawsuit challenging the inclusion of the Confederate Battle Flag on the state’s standard.

The request makes it more likely that the court will agree to take up the case — but it is still an uphill battle. The court hears less than 1 percent of the thousands of cases brought to it each year, according to the ...

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