US Constitution Undamaged After Climate Activists Dump Red Powder on Case

The National Archives and Records Administration is investigating the incident.

Royce C. Lamberth, acting chief judge of the District Court for the District of Columbia, speaks after giving the oath of allegiance to new citizens during a naturalization ceremony at the National Archives Rotunda in Washington, on Dec. 15, 2005. Tim Sloan/AFP via Getty Images

The National Archives in Washington closed its Rotunda and galleries to the public on Feb. 14 after two individuals dumped red powder on the encasement that protects the U.S. Constitution.

The two men were immediately detained by security personnel, according to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). D.C. police arrested the men for destruction of federal property.