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.

The National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C., could be extended into the summer of 2026, according to a new court filing and emails of National Guard leaders

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.

Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown has joined a multi-state push calling for the Ninth Circuit Court to rehear the case involving the Trump administration’s proposed National Guard deployment into Oregon.

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

The suit accuses the officers of violating his First Amendment rights to free speech and his Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable seizures and excessive force.

The law might have tolerated government conduct of this sort a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away,” Sam O’Hara’s lawyers with the ACLU wrote in the complaint.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will deploy the National Guard to support food banks because of expected delays to federal food assistance amid the government shutdown.