WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a federal law that makes it a crime to falsely claim a military honor.
U.S. v. Alvarez raised questions about the extent to which the First Amendment right to free speech protects false statements. The high court affirmed the conclusion the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reached in 2010 that the law, the Stolen Valor Act of 2005, is unconstitutional.
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