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Judges may soon have to run for election in Mexico. Critics say that’s bad news for its democracy
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has long been critical of his country’s Supreme Court as it stood in the way of some of his signature policy proposals. This month, as he closes out his six-year term in office,
Will Electing Judges Make Mexico’s Courts Better, or More Political?
A sweeping change would have thousands of judges, from local courtrooms all the way up to the Supreme Court, elected instead of appointed.
No, Mexico’s Judicial Reform Isn’t a Risk to Democracy
Mexico is overhauling its justice system by having voters elect Supreme Court judges, but Washington has criticized the move. US allegations of authoritarianism fit into a long history of meddling — and ignore the need to make justices more accountable.
Mexico will amend its constitution this weekend to require all judges to be elected
Mexico is poised to amend its constitution this weekend to require all judges to be elected as part of a judicial overhaul championed by the outgoing president but slammed by critics as a blow to the country’s rule of law.
Chaos erupts in Mexico after lawmakers pass judicial overhaul bill
NBC News' Ellison Barber reports on the chaos in Mexico after lawmakers passed a controversial bill overhauling the judicial system. Judges at all levels will now have to be elected by popular vote rather than appointed.
Mexico ratifies contentious judicial overhaul
Mexico has amended its constitution to make all judgeships elected positions, a controversial judicial overhaul pushed by outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The Senate approved the amendment early Wednesday,
Why Mexico’s judicial reform is sparking controversy
Mexico’s recent Senate approval of a far-reaching judicial reform has ignited a heated debate among legal experts, judges, and international observers. This reform, backed by the ruling party Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (Morena),
Mexico Senate approves controversial judicial reform
Mexico's Senate approved controversial judicial reforms on Wednesday despite protesters storming the chamber earlier in the session. The reform, pushed by President Andres Manuel López Obrador,
Protests in Mexico as Senate Passes Controversial Judicial Reforms - TaiwanPlus News
Protests and strikes have broken out in Mexico over the passage of a controversial judicial reform bill. The new law means judges at every level will now be elected by the public.
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Protesters storm Mexico's Senate after ruling party wins votes for court overhaul
Hundreds of protesters pushed into Mexico’s Senate as lawmakers weighed a contentious plan to overhaul the country’s ...
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Mexico is in turmoil over a radical constitutional change pushed by the president during his last days in office
Mexico’s outgoing president could be basking in triumphs. But Andrés Manuel López Obrador is pushing a radical change that’s ...
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Mexican ‘rapists’ seems so mild compared to what Trump says about immigrants today | Opinion
Editorial: With the current state of distrust in the media and institutions, the sky’s the limit when it comes to ...
Alaska Dispatch News
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In his final days in office, Mexico’s president has picked a fight that is roiling his nation
Andrés Manuel López Obrador is pushing a constitutional change that would dramatically overhaul Mexico’s justice system by ...
New York Sun
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Shady Dealings Help Mexico’s Outgoing President Dismantle the Country’s Democratic System
The latest move is a proposed constitutional amendment to reform the judiciary, under which all judges in the country would ...
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Mexico finds the devil is in the details with laws against gender-based attacks on women politicians
MEXICO
CITY (AP) — In a U.S. electoral campaign ... ruling that she had committed “gender-based
political
violence” ...
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Mexico’s retrograde path on the rule of law
The US, Mexico’s biggest foreign investor and trading partner, is raising the alarm; the US Chamber of Commerce says the ...
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5 reasons for hope: What we learned traveling to American towns called Hope
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Protesters storm Mexico’s Senate after ruling party appears to line up votes for court overhaul
Hundreds of protesters broke into Mexico's Senate on Tuesday as lawmakers weighed a contentious plan to overhaul the ...
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