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National Association of the Deaf v. Trump — D.C. Cir. (Oct 6, 2026)
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The D.C. Circuit hears National Association of the Deaf versus Trump. The White House had provided American Sign Language interpretation of its press briefings, but stopped in January 2025. The association and a deaf viewer, Ford, sued to restore it. They said English captions and transcripts left people who rely on sign language unable to follow the briefings. American Sign Language is a distinct language, not simply English expressed through gestures. A district judge ordered White House officials to provide a publicly accessible live feed with qualified sign-language interpretation for publicly announced briefings by the President or Press Secretary. That preliminary injunction is…