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2013
Santa Clara, California Probation Department Laguage Access Plan- January 17, 2013. (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)
2012
U.S. Department of Justice Releases a Draft Language Access Planning Tool for Courts (PDF Version) (Word Version) – December 19, 2012, Justice Blog Post (The comment period is now closed)
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
Santa Clara County District Attorney's Language Access Plan- December 3, 2012. (PDF)
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
U.S. Department of Justice Settlement Agreement with the East Haven, Conn., Police Department addresses language assistance services. See pages 14-16 (PDF) – November, 20, 2012
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights in Regions V, VI and IX, resolve three complaints that alleged hospitals and health care providers violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by failing to provide language assistance services – October 2012
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in Region I and Shenandoah Memorial Hospital (SMH) sign a voluntary resolution agreement to expand language assistance services for limited English proficient (LEP) persons (PDF) – October 2012
U.S. Education Department Announces Resolution of Dearborn, Mich., Public Schools Civil Rights Investigation – May 31, 2012
Department of Justice Files Lawsuit in Arizona Against Maricopa County and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in U.S. District Court fo rthe District of Arizona – May 10, 2012
Remarks by Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez at the Maricopa County Press Conference
Federal Complaint Filed by DOJ (PDF)
Governor Cuomo Announces New York State Agencies Now Provide Free Language Access Services (Chinese, Spanish, French, Haitian Creole, Italian, Korean, Russian) – October 10, 2012
Working with State Courts to Remove Language Barriers to Justice, June 15, 2012
Rhode Island Supreme Court, Executive Order No. 2012-5 (PDF) June 13, 2012
The Justice Blog, A Commitment to Language Access - May 8, 2012
Proposed USDA LEP Guidance (PDF)- March 8, 2012 (Comments due by May 7, 2012)
Department of Justice Language Access Plan (PDF)- April 5, 2012
Availability of Language Assistance Services at DOJ (Arabic, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Filipino, French, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese)
DOJ/ Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) Report: Promising Practices for Language Access in Federal Administrative Hearings and Proceedings (PDF)- February 15, 2012
Related Resource- ABA Standards for Language Access in Courts (PDF), American Bar Association, February 2012
EPA Title VI / LEP Settlement with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (EPA Title VI Website)- January 18, 2012
2011
Considerations for Providing Language Access in a Prosecutorial Agency (PDF)- September 21, 2011
Federal Funding Programs for State and Local Court Activities to Address Access to Justice for Limited English Proficient (LEP) Individuals (PDF)- August 18, 2011
Common Language Access Questions, Technical Assistance, and Guidance for Federally Conducted and Federally Assisted Programs (PDF)- August 15, 2011
Memorandum of Agreement between USA and the State of Colorado Judicial Department (PDF)- June 28, 2011.
Language Access Assessment and Planning Tool for Federally Conducted and Federally Assisted Programs (PDF)- May 9, 2011
The Justice Blog, Renewing a Commitment to Language Access - February 2011
The Department of Homeland Security Publishes LEP Guidance (PDF) - April 18, 2011
Information about the DHS LEP Guidance is available in the following non-English languages:
Frequently Asked Questions about the Protection of Limited English Proficient (LEP) Individuals under Title VI and Title VI Regulations - March 16, 2011
The Justice Blog, Renewing a Commitment to Language Access - February 2011
Memo to Federal Agencies from Attorney General Eric Holder Reaffirming the Mandates of Executive Order 13166 - February 17, 2011 (EO 13166 Resource Page)
2010
Enforcement of Nondiscrimination Laws in Programs and Activities that Receive American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding Memorandum from Attorney General Eric Holder– September 27, 2010
Language Access Guidance Letter to State Courts from Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez - August 17, 2010
Language Access Obligations under Executive Order 13166 Memorandum to Heads and Department Components from Attorney General Eric Holder - June 28, 2010
2009
Memorandum from Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Loretta King re: Strengthening of Enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - July 10, 2009
Prepared Remarks of Acting Assistant Attorney General Loretta King to the Federal Interagency Working Group on Limited English Proficiency- U.S. Department of Justice, April 20, 2009