As most government activities remain shut down in Washington D.C. due to budget gridlock, the National Guard remains on patrol across the nation’s capital.

In a suit filed in federal court, attorneys for Sam O’Hara, 35, of Washington, said he would regularly protest the National Guard’s presence by walking several feet behind them and playing the march also known as "Darth Vader's Theme," from "The Empire Strikes Back," the second film in the "Star Wars" series, when he saw them in the community.

A West Virginia judge will hear a case considering Governor Patrick Morrisey's authority to send National Guard members to Washington D.C.

Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Richard Lindsay said Oct. 24, 2025, that he wants to hear more about the legality behind Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s order to deploy hundreds from th National Guard to Washington D.

A Washington D.C. man was arrested last month for following National Guard troops around while playing “The Imperial March,” Darth Vader’s theme song in the Star Wars films. But now that man is suing, with the help of the ACLU, because he says his First and Fourth Amendment rights were violated while he engaged in peaceful protest.

A Washington, D.C., resident who was briefly detained and handcuffed in D.C. last month for following an Ohio National Guard patrol while playing “The Imperial March” from Star Wars on his phone has filed a lawsuit saying his constitutional rights were violated.

Judge Karin Immergut said she will decide by Monday whether to dissolve a restraining order blocking President Donald Trump from deploying National Guard troops in Portland.