US EditionJan. 6 officers sue over missing honorary plaque at Capitol
- Two police officers, Daniel Hodges and Harry Dunn, filed a lawsuit in June 2025 to compel installation of a memorial plaque at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C.
- The lawsuit arises after Congress enacted a 2022 law mandating that a memorial be placed honoring law enforcement officers who defended the Capitol during the January 6, 2021 attack, yet the required installation deadline has since passed without the plaque being displayed.
- Hodges and Dunn, both injured in the riot and vocal critics of the attack, have faced threats and political pushback while repeatedly urging Speaker Mike Johnson to comply with the law and install the plaque.
- The bronze plaque lists officers from 19 agencies who responded, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said, "It's time to honor those heroic officers" and called the delay "un-American."
- The lawsuit seeks a court order declaring the failure to install the plaque unlawful, highlighting concerns that ignoring the memorial promotes rewriting history and diminishes law enforcement's sacrifice.
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Jan. 6 police officers sue to install a memorial on Capitol Hill
The Architect of the Capitol, the legislative agency tasked with the maintenance and operation of the Capitol, was sued on Thursday by two police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, against rioters. The lawsuit, on behalf of former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn and current officer Daniel Hodges, was filed against Architect of the Capitol Thomas Austin in an effort to push Congress to install a plaque commemorating the officers…
Owners of Jan. 6 Riot Lawsuit: Trump Admin ‘Refused’ to Hang Plaque—Now They’re Suing!
Two officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the January 6, 2021, attack—Daniel Hodges of the D.C. Metropolitan Police and former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn—have filed a lawsuit against Congress and the Architect of the Capitol. They’re suing to enforce a 2022 law that mandates a memorial plaque be placed near the west front of the Capitol honoring everyone injured or killed trying to protect democracy that day. Owners of Jan. 6 Riot…
Jan. 6 officers sue over missing honorary plaque at Capitol
(The Hill) -- Two police officers who fended off rioters at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to compel the installation of a plaque honoring law enforcement who defended the building and those inside that day. Former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges said that a 2022 law, signed by former President Joe Biden, directed the Architect of the Capitol to install a me…
Officers Sue To Compel Congress To Install A Jan. 6 Riot Memorial At Capitol
Two of the police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol from a mob of Trump supporters filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to compel Congress to follow one of its own laws and install a memorial to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. The officers claim the failure to install the memorial plaque on the Capitol reflects an effort by President Donald Trump and his congressional allies to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6 riot. “Even those who recognized the…
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