Jon Campbell – New York State Team USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 5/13/2020 on page A6
ALBANY – A federal judge has ordered New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to add sign-language interpretation to his daily televised coronavirus briefings by Wednesday or offer an official explanation for why he cannot.
U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni of Manhattan issued a preliminary injunction Monday requiring Cuomo’s office to “immediately implement in-frame (American Sign Language) interpretation during his daily press briefings,” which have been aired by state and national news networks for more than two months.
By Tuesday afternoon, Caproni pushed the order back a day after the state claimed “technical issues” prevented them from offering interpretation in the feed beamed out to television stations Tuesday