Prosecutors' appeal of Md. Stolen Valor Act ruling on hold

Prosecutors’ appeal of a Maryland federal judge’s ruling that a law criminalizing lying about military honors is unconstitutional is on hold while the Supreme Court takes up the issue. U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas DiGirolamo dismissed a case against former Silver Spring resident Aaron Lawless in September, holding the Stolen Valor Act — the statute Lawless was charged with violating — is unconstitutional.

Federal prosecutors in Greenbelt are appealing that decision.