A federal judge ruled on October 1, 2026, that two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, do not have standing to sue regarding their names and those of other first responders not being included on a plaque that commemorates the law enforcement response to the attack. U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich stated that she would grant the motion to dismiss the case.
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Federal Judge Rules Officers Lack Standing to Sue Over Capitol Plaque
On October 1, 2026, a federal judge determined that two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the January 6, 2021, attack do not have the legal standing to sue over their exclusion from a commemorative plaque. U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich issued this ruling while granting a motion to dismiss the case.
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