(St. Louis Public Radio) – St. Louis must stop removing the Confederate Memorial in Forest Park for at least two weeks, a judge ruled Monday.
The decision from St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Robert Dierker stems from a lawsuit filed Friday by the Missouri Civil War Museum, which challenged who owns the statue.
The museum said last week that United Daughters of the Confederacy, which put up the monument in 1914, presented the statue as a gift to the museum. But city officials said the statue is under city control.
Dierker halted work on the memorial’s removal until at least July 6 so that ownership can be decided. Two weeks ago, the city removed the top of the memorial. On Monday, workers started drilling holes in the largest piece of the monument in preparation of removing it this week.
This story will be updated.
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