Judge throws out suit demanding Confederate flag back up at York County SC Courthouse
BY ANDREW DYS
AUGUST 24, 2017 11:57 AM
A judge has thrown out a lawsuit that demanded a Confederate flag and other items be returned to the York County Courthouse main courtroom.
Judge Jack Kimball ruled Thursday that the lawsuit filed by Russell Walker against York County Clerk of Court David Hamilton has no standing because Walker lives in North Carolina. Kimball also ruled the lawsuit has no merit because there has been no action by a court beforehand.
The lawsuit was called a mandamus, an attempt to force a public official to act. Until Walker’s filing, no lawsuit had been filed asking a court to determine if Hamilton, who did not return the Confederate items to the courtroom after a long renovation, has the right to make that decision ...
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