Supreme Court to rule on Stolen Valor Act

Supreme Court to rule on Stolen Valor Act
By Andrew Tilghman - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Oct 17, 2011 11:06:05 EDT
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case questioning the constitutionality a 2006 law that makes it a criminal offense to lie about being decorated for military service.

The court said Monday that it will hear the case of Xavier Alvarez. While running for election in 2007 to a seat on a local water board in California, Alvarez claimed that he had been awarded the Medal of Honor while serving in the Marine Corps. He later admitted that he was never in the military.
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