Officers Fight for Capitol Memorial Plaque

0:00On March 11, former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and DC Officer Daniel Hodges are fighting in federal court to keep their lawsuit alive over. A memorial plaque for law enforcement who protected the Capitol during the January 6, 2021 riot. They sued last June to force the architect of the Capitol to install it properly on the building's western front exterior, as required by a 20-22 law. This week, after the plaque went up on March 7, the officers filed papers saying the case is far from over. Officials placed it inside at the end of a hallway near a closed entrance, out of public view, which they argue breaks the law meant to make it. Visible on outdoor terraces. The delay stretches back years past the deadline amid political fights over how to remember that day when Trump's supporters stormed in to protest the election certification. House leaders held it up in recent pardons by President Trump for many low-level offenders have fueled debates about downplaying the violence against police.

1:01Plaintiffs point out the government itself has questioned if the plaque meets the rules, like whether it should list thousands of individual officers. Instead of just agencies, without core pressure, they warn it could stay tucked away forever. The judge has yet to decide if the suit moves forward, leaving the memorial's future in limbo for now.