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Stolen Valor act struck down by SCOTUS
Stolen Valor act struck down by SCOTUS
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Among several other rulings yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that falsely claiming to have served in the US military and/or to have been awarded medals for such service is, in fact, constitutionally protected speech, and that the Stolen Valor act, which prohibits such frauds, is unconstitutional.
*sigh*
I am deeply, deeply, deeply disappointed to see this, and hope that Congress can indeed pass the alternative legislation already being suggested (criminalizing the use of such deception to seek monetary gain or other considerations).
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Stolen Valor act struck down by SCOTUS - by ECSNorway - 06-29-2012, 08:20 PM
? - by Rev Dark - 06-29-2012, 10:19 PM
[No subject] - by CattyNebulart - 06-30-2012, 04:24 AM
[No subject] - by ordnance11 - 07-06-2012, 01:43 PM
[No subject] - by Jinx999 - 07-06-2012, 06:54 PM

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