Court translation is critical. The ability to understand whats going on in court with your case is a fundamental constitutional requirement of the due process clause. The California Federation of interpreters says Santa Clara County need at least seven certified staff interpreters daily at the hall of justice to deal with case load. Today it almost says there are only five forcing her to rush from courtroom to courtroom. It doesnt effectively let me be able to communicate whatever message needs to be conveyed during the proceedings as effectively as i would if i had the time to be able to do it. What you have to be careful of is theres not a twotier system of justice, people that speak english and people that do not speak english. I just smoke with the court on friday. They said they were going to find someone to respond to the allegations today but have not returned numerous messages. Legal analyst steven clark tells me in many cases monolingual defendants will win their cases on appe
Were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff friends and relatives lined up this afternoon at the wake for a new York City Policeman, rafael ramos. He was one of two officers shot dead last saturday by a gunman, who then killed himself. Hundreds turned out at a church in queens, a day before the ramos funeral. At the same time, a spontaneous memorial of flowers and candles kept growing at the site of the shootings in brooklyn. Meanwhile, in oakland, california, christmas Night Protests over recent Police Killings of black suspects turned violent. A crowd
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff friends and relatives lined up this afternoon at the wake for a new York City Policeman, rafael ramos. He was one of two officers shot dead last saturday by a gunman, who then killed himself. Hundreds turned out at a church in queens, a day before the ramos funeral. At the same time, a spontaneous memorial of flowers and candles kept growing at the site of the shootings in brooklyn. Meanwhile, in oakland, california, christmas Night Protests over recent Police Killings of black suspects turned violent. A crowd smashed windows and even wrecked a publi
Sreenivasan those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan around the world, people welcomed the start of a new year and all the promise it holds. But for some in shanghai, the year began tragically after a street celebration turned into a stampede that killed 36 people. Anxious friends and relatives filled the waiting rooms at hospitals in shanghai today. They sought information about loved ones caught in the deadly stampede dur
Sreenivasan those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan around the world, people welcomed the start of a new year and all the promise it holds. But for some in shanghai, the year began tragically after a street celebration turned into a stampede that killed 36 people. Anxious friends and relatives filled the waiting rooms at hospitals in shanghai today. They sought information about loved ones caught in the deadly stampede dur