Topic: Xavier Alvarez

High court to hear military medal lying case

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News - 123 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Monday that it would decide whether a federal law making it a crime to lie about being awarded a military medal or decoration violated free-speech rights.The justices agreed to review a federal appeals court ...

Lawyers in Stolen Valor case: Some lies have merit

San Francisco Chronicle - 473 days ago
0 . Lawyers for a California man who pleaded guilty to lying about getting a military medal are arguing that falsehoods sometimes have value.....

Who Is the Most Decorated American War Hero?

hubPage - 492 days ago
Much like the combat which the men and women endured during wartime, there are many controversies surrounding America?s most decorated war veteran. Audie Murphy was considered America?s most decorated veteran with 33 medals earned in 27 months of combat.His ...

Where Does the 'Right" to Lie End?

About.com - 545 days ago
Pomona, Calif. resident Xavier Alvarez, who has never served a single day in the U.S. armed forces, claimed to have been awarded the Medal of Honor in 1987. Alvarez's guilty plea came with a catch, however; he wanted the opportunity ...

Federal Court Upholds the Right to Lie

About.com - 546 days ago
Xavier Alvarez flat-out lied when he claimed he had been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor and was convicted of violating the federal Stolen Valor Act. Appealing his conviction, Alvarez argued that his lie - although an admitted whopper - was protected by the ...

Appeals court: Stolen Valor Act unconstitutional

AP News - 548 days ago
US appeals court panel: Law against faking receipt of military medals is unconstitutionalA federal appeals court panel in California says people have a right to lie about receiving military medals.The Tuesday ruling involves the case of Xavier Alvarez, who falsely claimed ...

Federal law barring lies about medals is tested

AP News - 741 days ago
US law that makes it a crime to lie about being a war hero is challenged The federal courts are wrestling with a question of both liberty and patriotism:Attorneys in Colorado and California are challenging the law on behalf of two ...

Law barring lies about military medals faces test

AP News - 745 days ago
Law that bars lying about military medals faces challenges in Colorado, California A federal law against lying about military medals is facing First Amendment challenges in Colorado and California.In California, a judge rejected a motion to dismiss a charge against Xavier ...