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Department of Justice Files Motion to Dismiss January 6 Defendants' Class Action Lawsuit
Just the facts
The Department of Justice filed a legal motion arguing that claims brought by January 6 defendants under the Federal Tort Claims Act are barred because they were submitted after the statutory deadline. In the filing, federal prosecutors noted that under the law, plaintiffs had a two-year window ending on January 6, 2023, to submit administrative claims regarding alleged injuries from police action. The Justice Department highlighted that the earliest administrative claim among the named plaintiffs was submitted on July 29, 2025, over two years past the legal deadline. Prosecutors also stated that several submitted administrative claim forms were incomplete, lacked required signatures, or lacked necessary supporting documentation.
Why this is news
On August 3, 2026, the United States Department of Justice filed a formal motion in federal court seeking the dismissal of a class action lawsuit brought by January 6, 2021 Capitol riot defendants.
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