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Supreme Court Rejects Government’s Attempt to Criminalize Lying

By Kate Wood, Fellow, ACLU Speech, Privacy and Technology Project at 4:36pm

Last week the Supreme Court rejected another attempt by the government to carve out an exception to the First Amendment. It struck down the Stolen Valor Act, a law that makes it a federal crime to lie about receiving medals for military service. In doing so, the Court reinforced the right of citizens to be free from unnecessary government censorship.

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