PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A court has overturned an executive order that replaced Columbus Day in Philadelphia.

The order, signed in 2021 by then-Mayor Jim Kenney, replaced the holiday with Indigenous Peoples' Day.

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued the ruling this week.

City Councilman Mark Squilla and several Italian-American organizations sued Kenney, arguing a pattern of discrimination against Italian-Americans.

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