Legal Opinion
United States v. Alvarez
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 28, 2012No. 11-210PublishedCited by 473 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice Kennedy
Lying was his habit. Xavier Alvarez, the respondent here, lied when he said that he played hockey for the Detroit Red Wings and that he once married a starlet from Mexico. But when he lied in announcing he held the Congressional Medal of Honor (or Medal), respondent ventured onto new ground; for that lie violates a federal criminal statute, the Stolen Valor Act of 2005. 18 U. S. C. § 704.
In 2007, respondent attended his first public meeting as a board member of the Three Valley Water District Board. *714The board is a governmental entity with headquarters in Claremont, California. He introduced…
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