A tussle over a century-old statue in central North Carolina has two large law firms facing off in a case tied to the nationwide effort by some groups to remove long-standing memorials of some divisive historical figures and movements.
The law firms’ positions in the case have caught the attention of legal industry observers.

The Confederate monument outside the Alamance County Courthouse in Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina. (Credit: Warren LeMay via Wikimedia Commons)

