Police say Jan. 6 plaque is unlawfully hidden from public at U.S. Capitol - Red Lake Nation News

Police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, have asked a federal judge to allow their lawsuit over the long-delayed installation of a plaque honoring their service to continue, days after The Washington Post revealed it was quietly hung at the end of a hallway in the middle of the night.

Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn and D.C. police officer Daniel Hodges, who sued last summer after Congress blew past its own installation deadline, argue the placement of the plaque continues to violate federal law. "Hidden from all visitors, the current location is no different than the basement the plaque was kept in for years," Brendan Ballou, a former federal prosecutor who now works for the Public Integrity Project and is representing Dunn and Hodges, wrote in court filings Tuesday.

Staff with the Architect of the Capitol bolted the plaque just inside an entrance on the west front of the building at 4 a.m. Saturday. The location is not on the public tour route offered through the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, a spokesperson for the center confirmed.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/11/january-6-plaque-capitol-police-lawsuit/