Language in the News
Brown & Toland Physicians Partners with Language Line Services to Expand Language Access for Limited English Speaking Patients
MONTEREY, Calif., Brown & Toland Physicians, the San Francisco-based independent practice association, has expanded its relationship with Language Line Services to offer its physicians and the limited English speaking patients they serve access to a comprehensive suite of interpreting and translation services, which now includes Language Line(R) Face-to-Face Interpretation Service.
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Court Rules That Defendants With Limited English Proficiency Have A Constitutional Right To Court Interpreters
ACLU Filed Friend-Of-The-Court Brief In Case Before Georgia Supreme Court
ATLANTA – The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled today that defendants with limited English proficiency (LEP) have a constitutional right to court interpreters in criminal trials. The ruling came in a case in which the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Georgia and Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center (LAS-ELC) filed a friend-of-the-court brief asserting that denying LEP defendants interpreters violates the U.S. Constitution and civil rights laws.
