Mexico to move forward with judicial elections after Supreme Court stalemate
Judges will be elected by voters next year after Mexico's Supreme Court rejected a proposal to invalidate key parts of the judicial reform.
Mexico Supreme Court keeps intact most of ruling party's judicial reform
Mexico's controversial judicial reform requiring direct election of judges and magistrates emerged mostly unscathed on Tuesday from a Supreme Court vote on whether it violated the country's constitution.
Mexico Supreme Court rejects last-ditch effort to limit judicial overhaul
Mexico’s Supreme Court has dismissed a proposal to reduce the scope of a contentious judicial overhaul making all judges stand for election.
Mexico’s Top Court Dismisses Bid to Limit Judicial Overhaul
(Bloomberg) -- Mexico’s Supreme Court dismissed a ruling intended to limit the scope of a judicial overhaul passed by Congress ... the ruling would have limited the scope of the reform approved by lawmakers in September. The court needed eight votes ...
Mexico Supreme Court fails to block some elements of judicial reform
Mexico's Supreme Court fell short in a vote on Tuesday to invalidate part of a controversial judicial reform passed by lawmakers in September that requires the election of all judges over the next few years.
After another constitutional reform, what’s next for Mexico’s judicial system?
The future of Mexico's judiciary remains in question despite a new reform aimed at preventing legal challenges against the judicial overhaul.
Mexico: Supreme Court fails to halt reform
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Mexico President Sheinbaum chides top court ahead of judicial reform decision
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum criticized the country's Supreme Court on Monday for overstepping its authority as it weighs whether to deem part of a recently-enacted judicial reform unconstitutional.
Majority of Mexico’s Supreme Court justices resign after judicial reform
Eight of 11 justices on Mexico’s Supreme Court have resigned and declined to participate in an election for the court scheduled for June, the court said on Wednesday.
Mexico's Top Court Starts Debating Constitutionality of Judicial Reform
Mexico's Supreme Court began debating the constitutionality of a controversial judicial overhaul on Tuesday, nearly two months after lawmakers passed the reform that would require the election of all judges over the next few years.
Mexico’s Top Court Dismisses Proposal to Invalidate Contentious Judicial Overhaul
The move spares the country’s new president from having to choose between recognizing a court decision to strike down the overhaul or aligning with her party’s leaders and ignoring it.
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Popular Election of Judges in Mexico: Risk of Corruption and Inefficiency
Mexico’s judicial reform puts federal judges up for popular vote, sparking concerns over the judiciary's vulnerability to organized crime.
Mexico Supreme Court keeps intact most of judicial reform
STORY: A controversial judicial reform in Mexico emerged mostly unscathed on Tuesday. That’s after the country’s ...