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Adopts the ABA Standards for Language Access in Courts
RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association adopts the ABA Standards for Language Access in Courts, dated August 2011;
FURTHER RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association urges that courts and other tribunals give high priority to the prompt implementation of these Standards; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association urges federal and state legislative and executive branches to take prompt action to provide adequate funding to courts and other tribunals to fully implement language access services.
Tags: American Immigration Lawyers Association, American Judicature Society, Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice, Commission on Domestic Violence, Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights & Responsibilities, Commission on Immigration, Criminal Justice Section, General Practice, Hispanic National Bar Association, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, National Association Of Women Judges, National Conference of Federal Trial Judges, National Legal Aid & Defender Association, Section of Litigation, Solo And Small Firm Division, Standing Committee on Federal Judicial Improvements, Standing Committee on Judicial Independence, Standing Committee On Lawyer Referral And, Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service
RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association adopts the ABA Standards for Language Access in Courts, dated August 2011;
FURTHER RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association urges that courts and other tribunals give high priority to the prompt implementation of these Standards; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association urges federal and state legislative and executive branches to take prompt action to provide adequate funding to courts and other tribunals to fully implement language access services.
Tags: American Immigration Lawyers Association, American Judicature Society, Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice, Commission on Domestic Violence, Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights & Responsibilities, Commission on Immigration, Criminal Justice Section, General Practice, Hispanic National Bar Association, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, National Association Of Women Judges, National Conference of Federal Trial Judges, National Legal Aid & Defender Association, Section of Litigation, Solo And Small Firm Division, Standing Committee on Federal Judicial Improvements, Standing Committee on Judicial Independence, Standing Committee On Lawyer Referral And, Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service