African-American English and Court Reporters: A Miscarriage of Justice – Radio Free Fresno 2025: Episode 2

I am a linguist by trade (BA and MA in linguistics) and today's podcast topic is close to my heart: language. Specifically, how nonstandard varieties of English are treated in the court system, and how court reporters' transcripts can often hold grave miscarriages of justice in their linguistic biases. against speakers of African-American English.* A study was done on the accuracy of court…