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Man detained after playing Imperial March to troops in D.C. wins "substantial" settlement

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By Funded4Trading  ·  June 27, 2026  ·  1 min read  ·  21 views
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Man detained after playing Imperial March to troops in D.C. wins "substantial" settlement

When troops from Ohio's National Guard were deployed to Washington D.C. to menace locals as part of President Trump's crime "emergency" there, Sam O'Hara followed them around playing The Imperial March from John Williams' score to The Empire Strikes Back. He was detained by local police, and now he has won what the American Civil Liberties Union describe as a "substantial" financial settlement. — Read the rest

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