The U.S. Supreme Court has denied an emergency request from four Seattle police officers who attended the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol to maintain their anonymity.

The officers asked for the justices to stay a ruling from the Washington Supreme Court that said their identities could be revealed. The officers had sued the Seattle Police Department four years ago in King County Superior Court, identifying themselves as “John Does 1-4,” challenging the release of their names and details of an internal investigation into their attendance at the violent “Stop the Steal” political protest rally in Washington, D.C.

The lawsuit made its way to the Washington Supreme Court, where justices unanimously said the officers should be identified by name in court proceedings.

Then, in

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