Judge orders Santa Fe to restore controversial Civil War monument within 6 months.

A judge has ordered the City of Santa Fe to restore a controversial Civil War monument in the plaza within 180 days, ruling that the city violated state historic preservation laws by using public funds to obscure it with a box and shrubs. The monument honors Union soldiers but includes a quote that references "savage Indians." The decision supports a lawsuit filed by a historic preservation organization, while also noting that protections do not extend to other statues nearby.

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