The Language Access Coalition (LAC) is a recently formed group of legal services advocates focused on the legal rights of limited English proficient (LEP) persons. Read More

To provide judges, attorneys, and court personnel with essential information about the utilization of interpreter services in the Massachusetts Trial Court, and to supply interpreters with principles Read More

For thirty years, federal civil rights policies have required federal agencies and federally funded entities to ensure that national-origin minorities with limited English proficiency have meaningful Read More

Discrimination on the basis of language is national-origin discrimination under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and people with limited English proficiency are entitled to have meaningful ac Read More

An aspect of access to the courts is the provision of interpreters, at no cost, for persons with limited English proficiency. Read More

The following are links to glossaries of legal terms in a variety of languages: Spanish (MA Trial Court, Office of Court Interpreter Services) Spanish  (NJ Office of the Trial Court) Vie Read More

This report is an examination of court interpreter services of 35 states, including Massachusetts. Read More

The report includes recommendations on how to improve access to justice for those with limited English proficiency. Read More

"The National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators' (NAJIT) mission is to promote quality services in the field of legal interpreting and translating. Read More

Includes link to "Court Interpretation: Model Guides for Policy and Practice in the State Courts" Read More