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In this Jan. 5, 2017, photo, a painting by David Pulphus hangs in a hallway displaying paintings by high school students selected by their member of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., has removed a painting that showed a pig in a police uniform, one of hundreds of artworks on display at the Capitol and sponsored by a member of Congress. Joe Kasper, a spokesman for Hunter, says the lawmaker unscrewed the artwork from the display and returned it to the office of Missouri Democratic Rep. William Lacy Clay. (AP Photo/Zach Gibson)

Lacy Clay files federal lawsuit over removal of police-as-pigs painting

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

From left, Democratic Reps. William Lacy Clay of Missouri, John Conyers of Michigan, and Hank Johnson of Georgia speak in front of a painting by Missouri high school student David Pulphus after it was rehung on on Tuesday. The painting had been removed from the Congressional Art Competition display in Cannon tunnel by Rep. Duncan Hunter, California Republican. (Associated Press)

Painting depicting police officers as pigs sparks tug of war on Capitol Hill

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times