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D.C. man detained for playing "Star Wars" song at National Guard, lawsuit says

A D.C. man filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming he was detained for playing Darth Vader's theme from the "Star Wars" while protesting National Guard troops patrolling the city during President Trump's crime crackdown.

The big picture: The American Civil Liberties Union filed the suit on behalf of Sam O'Hara against four Metropolitan Police Department officers and a member of the Ohio National Guard seeking damages for alleged First and Fourth Amendment violations, false arrest/imprisonment; battery.


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