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Heavy equipment is on the scene as concrete barriers are placed around the Lee statue on Wednesday. The state Department of General Services installed the barriers as a safety precaution while it maps out the removal of the statue under an order from Gov. Ralph S. Northam.

Heavy equipment is on the scene as concrete barriers are placed around the Lee statue on Wednesday. The state Department of General Services installed the barriers as a safety precaution while it maps out the removal of the statue under an order from Gov. Ralph S. Northam.

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Court hearing Thursday on Confederate statue removal

Can Gov. Ralph S. Northam use his authority to remove the huge, state-owned statue of traitorous and slavery-defending Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Monument Avenue?