DC police detained man for protesting National Guard patrol with Darth Vader song, lawsuit says
A man suing the District of Columbia claims police officers violated his free speech rights when they detained him for following an Ohio National Guard patrol while playing Darth Vader’s theme song from “Star Wars” on his phone.
https://apnews.com/article/darth-vader-theme-song-national-guard-protest-2d9b35359504252004ddced67ccf9a86
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