2026年3月10日 / 美国东部时间晚上7:47 / CBS新闻
一名警察和一名前警察起诉并寻求法院命令悬挂纪念2021年1月6日骚乱期间保卫美国国会大厦的执法人员的牌匾，他们已请求法官允许其民事诉讼继续进行。
前国会警察哈里·邓恩(Harry Dunn)和华盛顿特区警察丹尼·霍奇斯(Danny Hodges)辩称，这块未预先宣布且出人意料放置的牌匾违反了法律。周六凌晨4点，牌匾被悬挂在美国国会大厦西侧正面的一对门内。
但根据法庭文件，这些为牌匾安装而在法庭上抗争的原告认为，牌匾被放置在他们所说的”隐蔽”位置，实际上与多年来牌匾被存放在地下室的情况”没有不同”。
这些官员辩称，国会大厦管理人员未将牌匾放置在向游客自由开放的公共场所，这是在违反法律。
“荣誉是一种社会——即公共——认可，”他们辩称，”这种安装的潜在临时性并不改变这一分析。来自北卡罗来纳州的参议员汤姆·蒂利斯(R-NC)曾为牌匾安装而抗争，他暗示牌匾的放置并非永久性的。”
众议院和参议院的民主党人长期以来一直抱怨共和党领导人在悬挂牌匾问题上的拖延和不作为。1月6日事件中的警察响应者及其家属一直倡导设置该纪念标志。
这项诉讼将国会大厦建筑师列为被告，该诉讼称，要求在2023年3月前安装牌匾的法律”还要求纪念物展示在国会大厦的’西侧正面’，即建筑物的外部部分”，而非建筑物内部。
Jan. 6 police responders ask judge to let lawsuit over plaque in Capitol proceed
March 10, 2026 / 7:47 PM EDT / CBS News
A police officer and former police officer who sued and sought a court order to hang the plaque honoring members of law enforcement who defended the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot have asked a judge to allow their civil lawsuit to proceed.
Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and D.C. Police Officer Danny Hodges argue the placement of the plaque, which was unannounced and unexpected, violates the law. The plaque was hung inside a pair of doors along the west front of the U.S. Capitol Saturday morning at 4 a.m.
But the plaintiffs, who’ve fought in court for the installation of the plaque, argue that its placement in what they say is a “hidden” location is effectively no “different than the basement the plaque was kept in for years,” according to a court filing.
The officers argue the Capitol administrators are violating the law by not placing the plaque in a public location that is freely open to visitors.
“Honor is a social – that is, public – recognition,” they argue. “The potentially temporary nature of this installation does not change this analysis. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), who fought to have the plaque installed, has suggested the plaque’s placement is not permanent.”
Democrats in the House and Senate have long complained about the delays and foot-dragging by Republican leaders in hanging the plaque. Jan. 6 police responders and their families have advocated for the placement of the marker.
The suit, which names the architect of the Capitol as a defendant, argues the law that required the plaque to be installed by March 2023 also “requires the memorial to be displayed on the Capitol’s ‘western front,’ an exterior part of the building,” rather than inside the building.
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