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Group plans appeal to state high court after Covington statue ruling
Georgia Court of Appeals ruled county resident and Sons of Confederate Veterans lacked 'standing' to halt removal
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From left, attorney Kyle King, representing the Sons of Confederate Veterans, speaks to Judge John Ott as plaintiff Tiffany Humphries listens during a July 2020 hearing in Newton County Superior Court. - photo by Tom Spigolon
The Georgia Court of Appeals’ recent ruling that a Newton County court “properly dismissed” two groups’ requests that a judge halt a statue’s removal from the Covington Square likely will be appealed to the state’s highest court.