SCOTUS upheld #ICWA in a 7-2 decision in Haaland v. Brackeen. And Justice Barrett wrote for the majority. Well, knock me over with a proverbial feather, that's a second good surprise from 1 First Street this month.
A better-than-expected SCOTUS outcome: section 2 of the Voting Rights Act still exists. Yes, I'd like section 5 back (preclearance). But I'll take the draw and be happy that AL's black voters had their rights vindicated today.
Some initial thoughts on Allen v. Milligan.
Media is trumpeting this as a "victory" for the Voting Rights Act. And it is. And I don't want to be a turd in the punchbowl... but this is pretty weak sauce from this Court.
If the ads remain in Finnish, I win - I will never be subtly influenced by an advertisement again! [But if this happens to Swedish Finns also, it must drive them batty]
If I have to read one more New Yorker or NYT profile about a bunch of privileged, snowflake friends of Bari Weiss’s who are printing money with their tales of being cancelled, I will start throwing things. I will listen to this again as a brain cleanser: https://t.co/hfcEGexxXz
I'm hoping that someday Kid #1 will appreciate me staying awake to record myself reading their script for their video for their Spanish class so that they can hear how to pronounce it correctly.
NIST and ENISA will come together in this #RSAC 2023 Keynote moderated by @LKoetzle, VP, Group Research Director, @Forrester. In this discussion, panelists will dive into several directives from both agencies. Hear a preview from Laura. https://t.co/lmHyoinXux
At #RSAC2023 in San Francisco later this month, join us for our South Stage Keynote panel, "Standards on the Horizon: What Matters Most?" on Thursday 27 April at 14.10 Pacific time! @rsaconference https://t.co/tRroLeBZCL
Watch on demand: #RSAC Advisory Board members @LKoetzle, Kim Jones and @DawnCappelli engaged in a lively discussion on critical infrastructure and the talent gap ahead of this year's RSA Conference. https://t.co/mnonApjLN1
How am I just now discovering that the Gipsy Kings made a Spanish-language flamenco cover of "Hotel California"?! Impressively, it's a quite faithful translation (the non-chorus lyrics to "Hotel California" are genuinely weird).