Interpreters play a vital role in immigration courts — but their rights are being violated, labor board says Patricia Rivadeneira, a longtime Spanish interpreter in immigration court in Southern ...
From Spanish to Serbian, Creole to Kanjobal, the law speaks many languages in Florida. And a Miami legislator and others want to make sure they’re being spoken accurately. Proposals (HB 849, SB 1128) ...
Court interpreting involves much more than just oral language translation. According to veteran court reporter, Giovanna Carnet: “Interpreters have to process up to 22 cognitive skills while doing ...
Every day, criminal defendants who speak a language other than English appear in federal courts throughout the United States, and have a right to an interpreter to ensure that they are afforded due ...
LOWELL — The Massachusetts Association of Court Interpreters has filed a class action lawsuit against the state’s Trial Court, alleging that the department has violated state and federal labor laws ...
Smith County has over 200,000 residents, with 20% identifying as Hispanic or Latino—yet only one full-time and six contracted ...
Like many of the people waiting to turn in paperwork at Clark County’s family court, truck driver Ruben Vargas is here because of a custody battle. Whenever his ex doesn’t let him see their 6-year-old ...
The court ruled that the judge improperly went ahead with the sentencing hearing without an interpreter over the objections of the defense lawyer. In January, a Texas appellate court in a split ...
In a striking sign of California’s changing demographics, the state Judicial Council announced Tuesday that it is adding five languages to California’s court interpreter program--the first addition ...
NEBRASKA COURT INTERPRETERS TAKE THE DAY OFF ADVOCATING FOR HIGHER WAGES. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M BILL CHAMBERS. I’M JULIE CORNELL INTERPRETER. SAY THE LAST RACE THEY GOT WAS IN 2004. THEY SAY ...