Stolen Valor: NY Man Caught Lying About Green Beret Military Career
A New York man has been caught lying about his military career in a particularly egregious example of stolen valor. ...
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Hunt for bogus war heroes uncovers thousands of hoaxers
During the past decade, some 4,000 men have been exposed while posing as combat warriors to fool women, scam federal ...
Supreme Court rules lying about medals and military service is protected by 1st Amendment; No Stolen Valor Act.
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Thursday striking down the Stolen Valor Act says the 1st Amendment "protects the speech we ...
Tenth Circuit rules criminalizing false claims of military honors is constitutional.
The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled on Friday that the Stolen Valor Act (SVA), which criminalizes ...
U.S. Supreme Court to decide if lying about military service is criminal.
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to decide whether the Constitution’s free speech clause protects people who falsely claim to have ...
Thirty years later, man returns rare M1911 awarded to Medal of Honor recipient
A historic Colt .45-caliber, semi-automatic pistol stolen more than 30 years ago from a Medal of Honor winner in South ...
Court rules Stolen Valor Act unconstitutional.
A three-year-old federal law that makes it a crime to falsely claim to have received a medal from the U.S. ...
Stolen Valor Act receives scrutiny as arrests increase.
DENVER, CO — The federal courts are wrestling with a question of both liberty and patriotism: Does the First Amendment ...