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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mascuud Xaaji is a man in demand. One of only two certified Somali court interpreters in the nation, the Rochester man turns down more job offers than he accepts every year. It is, he said, "first ...

Cities and counties in metro Atlanta are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars a year on interpreter services in local courts for defendants who don't speak English. Gwinnett County, which has one ...

More than two hundred Los Angeles County court interpreters demanding graduated pay increases went on strike Wednesday, disrupting cases throughout the system, court officials said. Interpreters ...

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 ...