Wearing unearned medals is protected by 1st Amendment, appeals court rules

A military veteran persuaded a federal appeals court Monday to overturn his conviction for wearing a medal he didn’t earn. An 11-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said a portion of a federal law that made it a crime to wear an unearned military medal violated freedom of speech rights. The panel found that wearing a medal conveys a message, which is protected by the 1st Amendment.
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