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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Judges considered Jose Gonzalez an excellent interpreter, until they learned what he was saying. Gonzalez turned out to be breaking the rules of interpreting by telling Spanish-speaking defendants ...

BENTONVILLE -- The last Marshallese court interpreter in the state has quit, leaving courts like those in Benton County dependent on out-of-state telephone or video interpreters. Benton County Circuit ...