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Alaska Supreme Court Guts Part Of Alaska's 1998 "English-Only" Law; Don't Throw Away Those "Piso Mojado" Signs Just Yet |
| Published: November 3, 2007, 5:15 pm |
| Tags: culture, judiciary, judicial terrorism |
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The Alaska Supreme Court was busier yesterday (November 2nd, 2007) than I thought. While most people were preoccupied with the Alaska Supreme Court's assault on family sovereignty, the Court also launched an attack on English language linguistic sovereignty as well. By a 4-1 vote, the Alaska Supreme Court struck down a central provision of a state law passed in 1998 that would require only English be used for all government business, although they let much of the law stand, at least for now. Full story published in the Anchorage Daily News.The part of the law in question is in the provision defining the scope of the law. The Court objected to the first sentence, which reads: "The English language is the language to be used by all public agencies in all government functions and actions." The Court decided this sentence to be unconstitutional because, in their opinion, it violates federal and state rights of free speech -- for example, the desire by the predominantly-Native interior [ Full article ] |
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