Medal of Honor
June 28, 2012
The Stolen Valor Act has cleared both the Senate and House, and now awaits President Obama's signature to become law. The measure would make it a federal crime for someone to benefit financially from lying about having earned military medals.
Nevada Senator Dean Heller, one of the bill's authors, said in a press release:
“Our nation can never fully express our gratitude for all that our men and ...
Rep. Joe Heck introduced this week the Stolen Valor Act of 2013, a measure that would make it illegal to "knowingly benefit" from lying about receiving military medals.
Heck calls the bill "identical" to one that cleared the House of Representatives last year, but did not become law because the House and Senate couldn't agree on a final version of the legislation.
The House of Representatives today passed the Stolen Valor Act of 2012. The proposed law would make it a crime to lie about being awarded military medals for monetary gain.
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Stolen Valor Act of 2005 unconstitutional, saying it violated the First Amendment's protection of free speech. That case centered around a California man, Xavier Alvarez, who falsely claimed to be ...
The Department of Defense is planning to set up a database of military medal winners, in the wake of the U.S Supreme Court ruling that found the Stolen Valor Act of 2005 unconstitutional.
The law struck down by the court made it a crime to lie about having earned military medals. In its ruling, the justices suggested the Pentagon might create a medal database to make searching false claims ...
The U.S. Supreme Court today struck down the Stolen Valor Act. The federal law made it illegal to lie about having been awarded military medals like the Medal of Honor.
The Military Times reports the court's decision was a 6-3 ruling. The case centered around a California man, Xavier Alvarez, who falsely claimed to be a recipient of the Medal of Honor:
Alvarez had pleaded guilty to violating ...
