2Washington, D.C. A local man has filed a lawsuit claiming his First Amendment rights were violated after he was arrested for playing music from “Star Wars” during a protest against National Guard troops. Sam O’Hara’s legal action was initiated following his arrest on September 11 while he was exercising his right to peaceful protest.

In a 17-page complaint, O’Hara argues that he used the music as a form of expression against the presence of troops patrolling in the city. President Donald Trump dispatched these National Guard members from various states to the capital in August.

O’Hara states he began his protest after observing a trend he found troubling concerning the normalization of military presence in civilian areas. The complaint outlines that O’Hara played “The Imperial March,” c

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