Klempner and his klonetards advocated expanding the "Stolen Valor Act" to apply to "fake degrees," i.e., any degree that doesn't pass through their strict sphincter of scrutiny. See, e.g., http://www.degreediscussion.com/forums/v...&sk=t&sd=a
Today the Supreme Court struck down the Stolen Valor Act on First Amendment grounds.
Stolen Valor Act struck down
Likewise the American people do not need the assistance of a government prosecution to express their high regard for "real" degrees.
As we saw in the Baloney Gal case, making false statements on a voter pamphlet is already illegal in many places, as are false statements that cause legal injury to another (i.e., fraud).
Klempner should be grateful that tall tales and fish stories are constitutionally protected. After all, he's pretty much made a career out of it.
Today the Supreme Court struck down the Stolen Valor Act on First Amendment grounds.
Stolen Valor Act struck down
Quote:The 6-3 decision, authored by Justice Anthony Kennedy with Justice Stephen Breyer filing a concurring opinion, found that the First Amendment does shield military phonies who only claim to have earned their awards. Justices Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia, and Clarence Thomas filed a dissent.
The decision upheld a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that found that California man Xavier Alvarez, who claimed he was a Medal of Honor recipient when elected to a local water board position, was simply exercising his free speech rights with the claim.
"The American people do not need the assistance of a government prosecution to express their high regard for the special place that military heroes hold in our tradition," Kennedy said in the majority opinion.
Likewise the American people do not need the assistance of a government prosecution to express their high regard for "real" degrees.
As we saw in the Baloney Gal case, making false statements on a voter pamphlet is already illegal in many places, as are false statements that cause legal injury to another (i.e., fraud).
Klempner should be grateful that tall tales and fish stories are constitutionally protected. After all, he's pretty much made a career out of it.