PA Judges Unanimously Revive Lawsuit That Would Prevent the Removal of Pittsburgh's Christopher Columbus Statue
PITTSBURGH, April 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on Friday overturned the dismissal of a lawsuit that was filed to block the planned removal of Pittsburgh's Columbus statue, writing in a 24-page opinion that a lower court "erred" in its dismissal of the case in 2022.
- "I am also hopeful that the new mayor will sit down with me to reach a resolution without further costly litigation and a waste of taxpayers' money."
- In December 2022, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court — in a separate lawsuit — sided with Bochetto when it blocked Philadelphia's former mayor from uprooting the city's 148-year-old Columbus statue from a public plaza.
- Pittsburgh's Columbus statue was constructed to pay tribute to this history.
- See the 2022 and 2023 Columbus Day Proclamations for further context.