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The Value Of Valor: Money, Medals And Military Labor, Mateo Taussig-Rubbo
The Value Of Valor: Money, Medals And Military Labor, Mateo Taussig-Rubbo
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The United States Supreme Court recently overturned the Stolen Valor Act on the grounds that the law’s blanket prohibition on falsely claiming to have received a military medal or decoration violated the First Amendment right to free speech. This Article uses the controversy provoked by the law to explore the implications of offering compensation for military service in the form of medals. How is compensation in medals related to monetary compensation? Querying the distinctions between money and medals — and the ways in which the boundaries around medals are drawn and policed — offers a means of considering the forms …