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US Supreme Court to decide who pays the cost of translators (access required)

POSTED: Friday, March 9th, 2012 at 2:29 pm

BY: KIMBERLY ATKINS, Dolan Media Newswires

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether the costs of document translators are covered under a federal statute that requires the losing party in litigation to pay for “compensation for interpreters.”

Translator costs up for northern Ill. courts

POSTED: Monday, September 12th, 2011 at 9:07 am

BY: Associated Press

By KEVIN HAAS ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) – Winnebago County is spending more money this year on courthouse translators to accommodate those who speak Asian, Middle Eastern and European languages and communicate via sign language. Interpreters are called into courtrooms thousands of times each year, mostly for defendants who speak Spanish. This year, [...]

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