Despite passage of new laws expanding who can be forced to get help, the most needy still fall through the cracks. 

Justices reject view that men's rights activist was properly barred from passing out literature at shipping centers because he wanted to impede access to stores and was impermissibly giving out legal advice through a nonlawyer. 

The Judicial Council at its December 12 business meeting will consider a study on the future of the court interpreter workforce and how best to meet the needs of the state’s nearly 6.4 million limited-English-proficient (LEP) residents and potential court users.

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