This panel brings together language policy advocates, legal experts, and industry leaders to unpack the implications of recent executive orders under the Trump administration—particularly the declaration of English as the official language and the revocation of a long-standing language access directive.

Moderated by Eddie Arrieta (Multilingual Media), the discussion features Bruce Adelson (attorney and former DOJ official), Bill Rivers (language lobbyist and chair of SAFE AI), Mila Golovine (MasterWord CEO), and Giovanna Carriero Contreras (AAITE). The panel explores legal frameworks, symbolic impacts, real-world effects on hospitals and schools, and what professionals and communities can do to protect civil rights in uncertain times.