Judge: No, You Can’t Sue To Remove The Confederate Battle Symbol From Mississippi’s Flag

A black federal judge in Mississippi ruled Thursday against an attempt to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the Mississippi state flag.

U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves ruled that the claim of Carlos Moore, the black attorney who filed the suit, that the flag was an unconstitutional relic of slavery, didn’t prove the emblem caused a “cognizable legal injury.” Moore had claimed flying the state flag violated the 13th and 14th Amendments and filed suit against Gov. Phil Bryant.