Sam O’Hara, a D.C. resident represented by the ACLU of the District of Columbia, said he is satisfied with the settlement but conflicted that taxpayers are footing the bill.

The District of Columbia and the ACLU settled a lawsuit over the arrest of a man who was protesting the National Guard's presence in Washington, D.C.

O'Hara sued the district claiming police officers violated his First Amendment rights to free speech