Legal Opinion
Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 21, 2012No. 10-1472PublishedCited by 583 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Alito
The costs that may be awarded to prevailing parties in lawsuits brought in federal court are set forth in 28 U. S. C. § 1920. The Court Interpreters Act amended that statute to include “compensation of interpreters.” §1920(6); see also § 7, 92 Stat. 2044. The question presented in this case is whether “compensation of interpreters” covers the cost of translating documents. Because the ordinary meaning of the word “interpreter” is a person who translates orally from one language to another, we hold that “compensation of interpreters” is limited to the cost of oral translation and does not…
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