InterpretAmerica: US Supreme Court Decision Reaffirms Definitions of Interpreting and Translation as Separate Disciplines

InterpretAmerica: US Supreme Court Decision Reaffirms Definitions of Interpreting and Translation as Separate Disciplines.

“Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs”.
–Pearl Strachan

In its opinion, the Court stated that “both the ordinary and technical meanings of ‘interpreter,’ as well as the statutory context in which the word is found, lead to the conclusion that § 1920(6) does not apply to translators of written materials.”[2]