Resources: Media - Legal Content
A variety of media clips showing legal content is provided below. These clips provide a deeper appreciation of semantic structure in ASL - how language users talk about and discuss legal matters - which increases knowledge of legal terminology in application. They also provide interpreting practice.
These media clips can be used in concert with two skill development activities: 1) Comprehension of ASL Legal Texts and 2) Text Analysis of Legal Texts. Both activities outline techniques to analyze legal texts.
Miner provides an ASL overview of this resource section and how it can be used.
Legal Content
- In ASL
This section contains a variety of legal content in ASL, a playlist is available. This content can be used to gain a deeper appreciation of semantic structure in ASL - how language users talk about and discuss legal matters.
Need assistance with semantic structure?
Check out the Semantic Awareness activity guide for Legal Interpreting Skill Development.
Alternative Dispute Resolution and Family Law
by the Family Law Education for Women (FLEW) Ontario project~10 minutes in length
Annotated Bibliography
by the Center for Atypical Language Interpreting (CALI) at Northeastern University
Criminal and Family Law
by FLEW Ontario~14 minutes in length
Disability Law Lowdown in ASL
by Disability Law Lowdown ASL Podcast~7 minutes in length
End of Life Decisions - Advance Directives
by Lisa Dewing with Kramer Wealth Mangers~7 minutes in length
Fair Housing Rights: State and Federal Laws
by Pine Tree Legal Assistance~15 minutes in length
Family Law Issues - Working With Your Lawyer
by the FLEW Ontario project~8 minutes
Filing an ADA Complaint
by Northwest Justice Project~6 minutes in length
Interpreting Issues at Hospitals
by Insane Misha~10 minutes in length
Marriage and Divorce
by FLEW Ontario project~6 minutes in length
*Not current in terms of same-sex marriage
Problems with VRI Interpreting (Hospital Setting)
by Otis M. Hill Sr~11 minutes in length
Scales of Justice: Legal Ramifications for Sign Language Interpreters
by Tara Potterveld and Nichola Schmitz on Street Leverage~25 minutes in length
10 Tips for Attorneys Working with Deaf and Deaf-Blind Clients
by Northwest Justice Project~7 minutes in length
Voter Restrictions in Wisconsin
by OIC Movies~5 minutes in length
Working with Your Lawyer
by FLEW Ontario project~8 minutes in length
- In English
This section contains a variety of legal content in English, a playlist is available.
Dealing with Legal & Financial Issues
by 2 Seas Trade~3 minutes in length
Ethics & Legal in Healthcare
by University Now~2 minutes in length
Legal Issues for Injury Cases
by Leighton Detora~5 minutes in length
Righting the Course After Money and Legal Trouble
by Make the Connection~7 minutes in length
Trusted Therapist Helped Heal Invisible Wounds
by Make the Connection~6 minutes in length
Police
- Interrogation
This section contains police interrogations, a playlist is available.
John Dobb Interrogation for a fist fight turned deadly
with Universal Police~1.5 hours in length
Lonnie Franklin Interrogation for serial murder
with Los Angeles Police Department
~37 minutes in length
Trials
- Trials - Actual
This section contains segments from real trials, a playlist is available.
Casey Anthony Trial
Day 1, Opening Arguments~1.5 hours in length
Civil Court Trial for Injury Litigation
Interview of Potential Jurors~14 minutes in length
Cosmo Kramer Trial
Voir Dire~1.25 hours in length
Deontae Mitchell Murder Trial
Examination~1.75 hours in length
DUI Trial
Cross Examination~28 minutes in length
Mitchelle Blair Trial
Guilty Plea to Murder~31 minutes in length
Murder Trial
Cross Examination~10 minutes in length
Russell Brooksbank Trial
Police Officer Testimony on Arrest~25 minutes in length
Trial Involving a Forensic Specialist
Expert Testimony~4 minutes in length
Trial Involving Personal Injury
Opening Statement~45 minutes in length
Trial Involving Personality Disorder
Expert Witness~8 minutes in length
- Trials - Mock with Interpretation
This section contains a mock trial with the use of Deaf interpreters.
Deaf Interpreters at Work, Mock Trial
by the National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers~45 minutes in length
- Trials - Mock without Interpretation
This section contains segments from mock trials. The trials do not involve Deaf individuals.
Objections~10 minutes in length
Submitting Evidence to the Court~5 minutes in length
Witness Testimony~4 minutes in length
- Trials - Recaps
This section contains daily recaps of the Marvick Fisher murder trial by The Daily Moth.
Marvick Fisher Murder Trial
Day 1~6 minutes in length
Marvick Fisher Murder Trial
Day 2
~8 minutes in length
Marvick Fisher Murder Trial
Day 3~4 minutes in length
Marvick Fisher Murder Trial
Day 4~16 minutes in length
Marvick Fisher Murder Trial
Day 5, Part 1~12 minutes in length
Day 5, Part 2~16 minutes in length
Marvick Fisher Murder Trial
Day 6, Part 1~13 minutes in length
Day 6, Part 2~16 minutes in length
Marvick Fisher Murder Trial
Day 7, Part 1~15 minutes in length
Marvick Fisher Murder Trial
Day 7, Part 2 & Day 8, Part 1~27 minutes in length
Day 8, Part 2~2 hours and 45 minutes in length
Marvick Fisher Murder Trial
Clarification on Jury Verdict~5 minutes in length
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As of December 31, 2021, this grant project is no longer active or soliciting applications.
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