Low turnout and fears over democratic backsliding marked Mexico’s shift to electing judges, which opens the way for the Morena party to dominate courts.
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U.S. Court Agrees to Keep Trump Tariffs Intact as Appeal Gets Underway
The appeals court’s decision delivered an important but interim victory for the Trump administration.
UK Court Warns Lawyers Can Be Prosecuted Over A.I. Tools That ‘Hallucinate’ Fake Material
A senior judge said on Friday that lawyers could be prosecuted for presenting material that had been “hallucinated” by artificial intelligence tools.
Mexico’s Supreme Court Likely to Be Dominated by the Governing Morena
In a divisive and far-reaching election pushed by the governing Morena party, Mexicans voted for thousands of judges at every level on Sunday, remaking the courts.
Mexico Votes in Sprawling, First-Ever Judiciary Election
Voters were choosing the nine members of the Supreme Court on Sunday, along with more than 2,600 other judges and magistrates.
Will Voting for Judges Help or Hurt Mexico’s Democracy?
Sunday’s judicial elections could remove an important counterweight to powerful elected leaders.
Mexico’s Vote on Nearly 2,700 Judges Will Test Its Democracy
The election to overhaul Mexico’s courts could result in a justice system more beholden to the nation’s dominant party, Morena.
Mexico’s Vote on Nearly 2,700 Judges Will Test Its Democracy
The election to overhaul Mexico’s courts could result in a justice system more beholden to the nation’s dominant party, Morena.
A Court Debates Whether a Climate Lawsuit Threatens National Security
The judge asked lawyers how a suit by Charleston, S.C., claiming oil companies misled people about climate risks, might be affected by a Trump executive order blasting cases like these.
Supreme Court Candidates Try TikTok and Tinder in Mexico’s Elections
For the first time, Mexico will elect judges nationwide, from the highest to the lowest courts. Campaign restrictions pushed many candidates to campaign on social media, sometimes in divisive ways.