FILE - A person walks by the statue of Christopher Columbus at Marconi Plaza in Philadelphia, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. A Pennsylvania appeals court has kept alive an Italian heritage group's challenge to efforts by the city of Pittsburgh to remove a statue of Christopher Columbus from a city park. Disputes over Columbus statues have roiled other cities across the nation, including Philadelphia, where supporters in a city with a deep Italian heritage say they consider Columbus an emblem of that heritage. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
FILE - This is a statue of Christopher Columbus in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, that was wrapped to protect it from vandalism, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. A Pennsylvania appeals court has kept alive an Italian heritage group's challenge to efforts by the city of Pittsburgh to remove a statue of Christopher Columbus from a city park. The Commonwealth Court on Friday, April 19, 2024, sent the dispute over the Schenley Park statue back to Allegheny County Common Pleas Court for further consideration of issues raised by opponents of the removal. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)