U.S. Department of Justice Releases a Draft Language Access Planning Tool for Courts (PDF Version) (Word Version) – December 19, 2012, Justice Blog Post (Comments are now due Friday, March 1, 2013)

Santa Clara, California Probation Department Laguage Access Plan- January 17, 2013. (PDF)

Santa Clara County District Attorney's Language Access Plan- December 3, 2012. (PDF)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) agreement with a property management company in Virginia Beach, VA, which will pay $82,500 to settle allegations that it refused to allow a Hispanic woman to apply for an apartment because she did not speak fluent English. HUD Press Release- January 16, 2013. Agreements (PDF)

New York Attorney General Schneiderman Announces Agreements With Dutchess And Putnam County Boards Of Elections To Provide Language Access For Voters - January 15, 2013 (Spanish)

New York Attorney General Schneiderman Announces Landmark Agreement With Nassau County Police Department To Strengthen Language Access Services - January 11, 2013 (Spanish)

U.S. Department of Justice Memorandum of Agreement with the Juvenile Courts of Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee requires the development of a language access plan that complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. See page 17 (PDF) – December 17, 2012

U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona denies Maricopa County and Sheriff Arpaio's Motions to Dismiss, ruling that "longstanding case law, federal regulations and agency interpretation of those regulations hold language-based discrimination constitutes a form of national origin discrimination under Title VI." See pages 6-8 (PDF) – December 12, 2012

U.S. Department of Justice proposed consent decree with Orleans Parish Prison requires language assistance services for Spanish-speaking LEP inmates. See pages 34-37 (PDF) – December 2012

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