United States v. Xavier Alvarez

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:arguedDate	February 22, 2012
gptkbp:category	2012 in United States case law United States Free Speech Clause case law
gptkbp:citation	567 U.S. 709
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy	gptkb:Justice_Stephen_Breyer gptkb:Justice_Elena_Kagan
gptkbp:date	June 28, 2012
gptkbp:decidedBy	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy	gptkb:Justice_Clarence_Thomas gptkb:Justice_Samuel_Alito gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
gptkbp:docketNumber	11-210
gptkbp:heldBy	The Stolen Valor Act of 2005 is unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United States v. Xavier Alvarez
gptkbp:legalSubject	gptkb:First_Amendment gptkb:Stolen_Valor_Act_of_2005 Freedom of speech
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	gptkb:Justice_Sonia_Sotomayor gptkb:Justice_Elena_Kagan gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg gptkb:Justice_Anthony_Kennedy Chief Justice John Roberts
gptkbp:petitioner	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:plotSummary	The Supreme Court held that the Stolen Valor Act, which criminalized false claims about receiving military honors, violated the First Amendment.
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:United_States_v._Swisher
gptkbp:relatedLegislation	gptkb:Stolen_Valor_Act_of_2005
gptkbp:response	gptkb:Xavier_Alvarez
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:United_States_v._Alvarez
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6