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) ...

As a communicator, William Alvarado puts clarity above all else in his job as Connecticut’s chief court interpreter. Translating from English what a judge or prosecutor says to a non-English speaking ...

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 ...

A court interpreter needs to be able to translate quickly, with no additions or substitutions. And when people don’t receive professional interpretation and can’t understand the proceedings in which ...

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 ...

Frustrated with their wages and what they see as unfair treatment by their employers, court interpreters staged a one-day walkout at the Napa County Superior Courthouse on Wednesday morning. Napa ...

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 ...