President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s plan for transforming the judiciary goes much further than other countries that allow some judges to be elected.
Author: Simon Romero and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega
Mexico’s Judges Vote to Strike, Opposing Overhaul of Legal System
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wants judges elected, not appointed. Court workers have already walked out to protest his plan, which critics call a power grab.
Claudia Sheinbaum Is Turning Mexico’s Presidential Election Into a Blowout
Claudia Sheinbaum, a protégée of Mexico’s current president, holds a commanding lead in the polls. But to many in Mexico, she is still an enigma.
Mexico Officials Rescue 31 Migrants Abducted Near U.S. Border
Cartels are preying on asylum seekers and migrants from around the world as they crowd northern Mexico, creating a kidnap-for-ransom revenue stream.
Killing of Mexico’s First Nonbinary Magistrate Alarms L.G.B.T.Q. Community
The violent death of Jesús Ociel Baena and suggestions by the authorities that it was a domestic killing have angered advocates who are demanding a thorough investigation.
Mexico’s Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion Nationwide
The decision builds on an earlier high court ruling and reflects how Latin American countries are expanding women’s rights.
Mexico’s ‘Monster’ Trucks Show Cartels Taking Drug War to Next Level
Taking the monster truck concept to deadly new realms, cartels are modifying pickups with gun turrets, steel armoring and battering rams.