Our View: Supreme Court made right call on Stolen Valor Act
There was another Supreme Court ruling Thursday that was lost amid the comprehensive coverage of the decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act.
In a 6-3 decision, the court held that the federal Stolen Valor Act, which made it illegal for someone to claim to have been awarded or to wear military medals or decorations they did not earn, violated the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of speech.
It was a wise decision.
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