On May 9, 2019, Louisville's Landmark Commission voted to remove the Castleman statue.

More than a dozen people are expected in a courtroom Wednesday to debate the future of the John B. Castleman statue that was removed from Cherokee Triangle in 2020. 

In April, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that lower courts erred when they agreed the city properly removed the controversial John B. Castleman statue from Cherokee Triangle in 2020.

The high court agreed in a 6-1 vote that the city did not follow due process because two commissioners on the Historic Landmarks Commission, which voted to remove the statue, had a conflict of interest.

From California and Missouri to right here in Kentucky, a lot of historic monuments have been removed.

The John Breckinridge Castleman monument was removed from Cherokee Triangle without warning on Monday, June 8. 

The Castleman Monument has been the center of controversy because its critics argue that Castleman is closely associated with the Confederacy, slavery and segregation.

The group, Friends of Louisville Public Art, says even though John B Castleman was a Confederate soldier, parts of his story seem to be forgotten.

Following a vote by the Landmarks Commission, the city says it has an agreement to relocate the statue to Cave Hill Cemetery.