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A U.S. district judge on Wednesday ruled the White House must include a qualified American Sign Language interpreter for any news conference related to coronavirus matters.
By Joseph Guzman | Sept. 25, 2020
Story at a glance
By Joseph Guzman | Sept. 25, 2020
Story at a glance
- The ruling applies to new conferences conducted by the president, vice president or White House press secretary held on White House grounds or any federal agency.
- The order stems from a lawsuit filed against the White House by the National Association of the Deaf and five deaf plaintiffs who said the lack of an interpreter violated their First Amendment rights.
- The ruling goes into effect Oct. 1.