Alabama court won't reconsider Confederate monument ruling

The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday refused to reconsider a ruling that prohibits Birmingham from obscuring, or taking down, a Confederate monument in a city park.The court in November ruled that Birmingham violated a state law protecting Confederate monuments when it put plywood panels in front of a towering obelisk in a downtown park.The decision reversed a circuit judge’s finding that the law was an unconstitutional violation of a community's free speech rights.