WASHINGTON — A man is suing the District and the Ohio National Guard after he was allegedly detained while playing the 'Imperial March' as National Guard members walked past in September.

According to an ACLU lawsuit obtained by WUSA9, 35-year-old Sam O'Hara began playing the Star Wars theme as National Guard members walked through the Logan Circle neighborhood in uniform on Sept. 11.

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"In the Star Wars franchise, The Imperial March is the music that plays when Darth Vader or other dark forces enter a scene of succeed in their dastardly plans," the lawsuit reads. "It is also the soundtrack of Sam O'Hara's protest against the National Guard deployment in D.C.

O'Hara used his phone to play the song and starte

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