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Stolen Valor Act in 9th and 10th Circuits and Supreme Court

Last week, the 10th Circuit held that the Stolen Valor Act, 18 U.S.C. 704(b), did not violate the First Amendment. 

United States v. Strandlof

The Supreme Court will also decide a case regarding the Stolen Valor Act this term.  You can read the briefs and the opinion of the 9th Circuit here.  Oral argument is scheduled for February 22.

News and commentary:

The Denver Post

The Volokh Conspiracy

L.A. Times

Huffington Post