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Supreme Court Hears Free Speech Case Over Stolen Valor Act

Clip: 2/22/2012 | 8m 4s

Supreme Court Hears Free Speech Case Over Stolen Valor Act

Falsely claiming a Congressional Medal of Honor could land you in jail according to the Stolen Valor Act, a federal law making it a crime to lie about a military decoration. Margaret Warner and Marcia Coyle discuss a case involving that law under review by the Supreme Court plus a case involving ownership of Montana riverbeds.

02/22/2012

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