Non-English Help

If you know someone who needs legal help and is not comfortable speaking English, this library section can help you find legal information and connect you to organizations that provide free legal help in other languages. Most of the organizations provide services only to low and moderate-income people and they will not handle all types of cases. Some organizations use a telephone interpretation service that has interpreters for more than 145 languages.

Legal Information in Other Languages: English Translation of Other Language Pages:

"PDF" Files

Many of the documents on the web are in a special file format called PDF.  To download a free viewer for these documents, visit the Adobe website.

Federal Protections Against National Origin Discrimination (USDOJ)

Know Your Rights When Encountering Law Enforcement (ACLU Booklet)

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