FILE - National Guard troops congregate at the entrance to Union Station in Washington, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, FIle)

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who says he was detained by police for following an Ohio National Guard patrol while playing Darth Vader’s theme song from “Star Wars” on his phone sued the District of Columbia on Thursday, claiming the officers violated his constitutional rights.

Sam O’Hara’s federal lawsuit says the ominous orchestral music of “The Imperial March” is the soundtrack for his peaceful protests against President Donald Trump’s deployment of Guard members in Washington, D.C. Millions of TikTok users have viewed O’Hara’s videos of his interactions with troops, according to the suit, filed by American Civil L

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