Nation Court clears way for removal of Confederate statue at the center of deadly Charlottesville ‘Unite the Right’ rally April 1, 2021 Kaanita Iyer and N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY Comments Off on Court clears way for removal of Confederate statue at the center of deadly Charlottesville ‘Unite the Right’ rally Virginia's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that two statues in Charlottesville, Virginia, of Confederate generals could be removed.