Properties (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Unconstitutional ruling
June 28, 2012 Influenced public discourse on honor and truth |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Constitutional law case
11-210 |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
567 U.S. 709
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| gptkbp:consequences |
Veterans'_rights
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
5-4 ruling Struck down Stolen Valor Act |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 28, 2012 |
| gptkbp:filedIn |
February 22, 2012
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:United_States_v._Elonis
|
| gptkbp:heldIn |
False_statements_are_protected_speech_under_the_First_Amendment
|
| gptkbp:homeGround |
Alvarez_falsely_claimed_military_honors
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. Alvarez
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| gptkbp:impact |
free speech jurisprudence
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| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Samuel_Alito
Strengthened First Amendment protections Majority opinion emphasized free speech Expanded definition of protected speech Government has interest in protecting veterans Justices Scalia, Thomas, Alito, Roberts Supreme_Court_review |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
Reversed lower court decision Content-based restrictions on speech Free speech vs. government interest Set precedent for false statements First_Amendment_rights First_Amendment_jurisprudence |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Stolen Valor Act of 2005
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Influenced future free speech cases
Relevant to discussions on honor and integrity Study in First Amendment rights First_Amendment_implications |
| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
Alvarez_and_the_United_States
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Anthony_Kennedy
Justices_Kennedy,_Ginsburg,_Breyer,_Sotomayor,_Kagan |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:United_States_v._Stevens
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
subsequent_First_Amendment_cases
|
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Debate on free speech rights
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:United_States_v._Stevens
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Stolen Valor Act
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| gptkbp:significance |
Clarified limits of government regulation of speech
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