A Pennsylvania organization filed a lawsuit against Philadelphia's mayor and other city officials for how it handled covering a statue of Christopher Columbus.
'Gutfeld!' panelists discuss a statue of Christopher Columbus in Philadelphia being uncovered for the first time in two years., group that fought to have a box removed from covering up a Christopher Columbus statue in a south side park has filed a lawsuit against the city’s mayor and members of the historical commission for threatening to remove the statue.
The defendants are accused of voting with malice in several administrative hearings to remove a statue of Christopher Columbus from Marconi Plaza, and engaging in misconduct by following instructions from Kenney to vote how he wanted them to vote, the lawsuit alleges.
The Christopher Columbus statue in Marcon Plaza, Philadelphia, PA was covered with a green, white and red plywood box prior to the judge's ruling.
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