Philadelphia mayor and officials face lawsuit over Columbus statue removal efforts
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A Pennsylvania organization filed a lawsuit against Philadelphia's mayor and other city officials for how it handled covering a statue of Christopher Columbus.
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. Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.
"Acting through the Philadelphia Historical Commission ("PHC") and the Philadelphia Board of Licenses & Inspection Review (the "Board"), Defendants abused and exceeded their legal authority in a malicious conspiracy to deprive Plaintiff and the citizens of Philadelphia of their civil rights," the suit reads.