Mexico’s Contentious Judiciary Overhaul Becomes Law
Going forward, Mexican voters will now elect judges at every level, dramatically restructuring the third branch of government.
Mexico's Obrador enacts judicial reforms to elect judges by popular vote
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador signed into law judicial reforms to elect all judges by popular vote, a global first. He called it a "historic day" in a video alongside
Mexico's sweeping judicial overhaul formally takes effect
Mexico's judicial reform overhauling the country's courts, which will allow voters to elect judges, officially took effect on Sunday after the text of the constitutional changes was published in the government gazette.
Mexico president enacts contested law to elect all judges
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Sunday signed into law controversial judicial reforms making Mexico the world's only country to elect all its judges by popular vote."We need justice for everyone,
Mexico to launch ‘impossible’ process to elect 7,000 judges
Voters to choose from vast candidate list following radical overhaul labelled an opportunity for organised crime
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 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
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.
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,
In Mexico, a Time of Celebration and Protest
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador presided over the celebration Sunday night, proclaiming El Grito de Dolores, or the Cry ...
Mexico’s military on display in Independence Day parade celebrations
Among the big highlight of Mexico’s Independence Day parade Monday for many was witnessing outgoing President Andrés Manuel ...
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Mexico’s Obrador set to enact divisive judicial reforms: What happens next?
Mexico is poised to implement controversial judicial reforms that have divided both the country and its justice system.
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Judicial reform takes effect after AMLO signs it into law
President López Obrador signed the decree promulgating the judicial reform bill which he says will bring a "true rule of law.
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Mexico president signs contested judicial reforms into law
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced Sunday that he had signed into law controversial judicial reforms making ...
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Biden criticizes Mexico’s judicial reforms even as he does the same
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s is pushing to reform his country’s judicial branch in ways that would undermine constitutional checks and balances, while U.S. President ...
Why Have Mexico's Judicial Reforms Upset Investors?
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's controversial judicial reforms making Mexico the world's only country to elect all ...
Mexico’s president asks Sinaloa cartel to act ‘responsibly’ as violence escalates in the north
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is asking the warring factions of the Sinaloa cartel terrorizing the capital ...
Mexican Senate approves judicial overhaul in victory for Lopez Obrador
Mexico's Senate approved early Wednesday a sweeping judicial reform that will overhaul the country's judiciary by electing judges by popular vote, a profound transformation that critics fear could ...