ACLU Sues After Protester Detained and Handcuffed for Playing Darth Vader Theme at National Guard in Viral TikTok Clips

Sarah Rumpf Oct 23rd, 2025, 5:09 pm

Screenshots via @freedc20009 on TikTok.

The American Civil Liberties Union says The Force, errr, First Amendment is with Sam O’Hara , filing a lawsuit on his behalf after he was handcuffed and detained after following National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. playing the Darth Vader theme from the film franchise.

President Donald Trump has deployed National Guard troops and sent ICE agents into multiple U.S. cities during this first year of his second term, claiming it is necessary to combat crime and illegal immigration.

The interference from the feds has invoked strong objections from many of the political leaders and

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