Two officers who protected the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack are turning to the courts to try to compel the installation of an overdue plaque honoring law enforcement.
The lawsuit, filed by former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn and current Metropolitan Police officer Daniel Hodges, argues that failure to place the plaque violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution.
“By refusing to follow the law and honor officers as it is required to do, Congress encourages [the] rewriting of history. It suggests that the officers are not worthy of being recognized, because Congress refuses to recognize them,” states the lawsuit, which was filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and names Architect of the Capitol Thomas Austin as the defendant.
