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Non-English Speakers Face Poor Translation of Justice

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Since 1970, when the Second Circuit ruled it unconstitutional to try an immigrant who spoke no English for murder without giving him an interpreter, the need for greater language access in the courts has only increased. Only 37 states require courtroom interpreters to be certified, according to data from NCAJ.

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February 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Circuit also rejected two arguments by coal companies against the ACE Rule. First, the court found that EPA made and retained the requisite endangerment finding for regulation of carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. Colorado Court Ruled on Venue for Colorado Local Governments’ Climate Change Claims. 1:20-cv-03817 (D.D.C.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The dissent contended that “a federal court need not manage all of the delicate foreign relations and regulatory minutiae implicated by climate change to offer real relief, and the mere fact that this suit cannot alone halt climate change does not mean that it presents no claim suitable for judicial resolution.” Richardson v.