Unconstitutional Claims and the Stolen Valor Act Debate
The piece examines the Stolen Valor Act of 2005 and its challenges to free speech as it punishes false claims of military honors. It also discusses Ohio false statement law affecting political speech, Driehaus versus SBA List, and broader questions about when false statements lose First Amendment protection.
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Washington
Senate
House
Xavier Alvarez
Supreme Court
Congress
Alvarez
California Water District Board of Directors
9Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Elena Kagan
America
Ohio
Steve Driehaus
Cincinnati
Susan B. Anthony
Political Action Committee
Driehaus
Barack Obama
SBA List
SBA
Planned Parenthood
National
Right To Life Committee
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Almanac Item Highlights Milestones and Birthdays
Almanac entry lists today in 2011 as the 318th day with autumn 58th day. Notable events include Melville’s Moby-Dick 1851 edition and Nellie Bly’s 72 day globe trip. Birthdays feature Fulton, Monet, Copland, McCarthy, Bly, Rice, Yanni, Schilling, Barker and others.
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Herman Melville
New York World
Nellie Bly
Jules Verne
Hampton Roads
Congress
Robert Fulton
Claude Monet
Aaron Copland
Joseph McCarthy
Ed White
Wendy Carlos
Prince Charles
Condoleezza Rice
Yanni
Curt Schilling
Travis Barker
National security tied to energy gains urged by Warner Nathman
John Warner and John Nathman urge stronger energy security tied to defense goals. They note the Pentagon uses 300000 barrels of oil daily and aim for 25 percent renewable energy by 2025 while highlighting cost and casualty savings from energy efficiency and renewables.
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Navy
Senate Armed Services Committee
America
U.S. Department of Defense
Pew Charitable Trusts
Pentagon
U.S
Iraq
Afghanistan
Department
Defense Department
Marine Corps Base Quantico
Virginia
Robert Gates
Leon Panetta
Department of Defense
John Warner
Pew Project
John Nathman
U.S. Navy
Naval Operations
Fleet Forces Command
CNA
T-shirt wearing boy as a man in November frost
A Dayton Daily News columnist recalls cold weather fashion and a junior high boy in tennis shoes cargo shorts and a T shirt. He reflects on macho teen behavior and his own memory of wearing boots to school and enduring frostbitten feet. The piece ends noting author D L Stewart is a columnist for the Dayton Daily News.
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Jack Frost
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Ihanks
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Thelma
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