King v. United States – Challenging National Guard Members’ Violent Seizure of a Veteran

Anna King is a retired U.S. Army captain and an Iraq War veteran, receiving a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for her service. On May 8, 2026, she was at her home when three National Guard members walked through her gated patio and seized her, shoving her toward the ground, grabbing her arms, and applying handcuffs so tightly that they ruptured ligaments in her wrist, requiring surgery. The Guard members contended that they detained King because she assaulted them two days earlier; but this assertion is baseless and King was never charged with the alleged offense. Instead, the only apparent reason for the Guard members’ decision to target her was her speech, via the prominent signs in her window criticizing their presence in the District.

In conjunction with the law firm Levy Firestone Muse LLP, we filed an administrative Federal Tort Claims Act complaint with the Idaho National Guard (which employs several of the Guard members involved) and the Department of Defense to vindicate King’s rights.