Ordinary citizens often face a justice system that feels distant or rigged against them. But instead of addressing these ...

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The elections are the brainchild of ex-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador — who, like Trump, often clashed with the judiciary, complaining that unelected judges were thwarting his aspirations for a ...

Judicial reform raises concerns over rule of law in Mexico Critics fear reform may increase organized crime influence Election agency could disqualify ineligible candidates after vote CIUDAD JUAREZ, ...

Conspicuously absent from the short biography on her pamphlets is the name of her best-known client: she was the defence lawyer for the notorious drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán. Her critics say ...

Mexico's judicial reform raises concerns over judicial independence. By Macarena Hermosilla. Mexicans are set to cast ballots in a special election June 1 to elect 881 judicial officials, ...

Judicial workers protest the government's judicial reform, which would make judges stand for election, in Mexico City, Sept. 11, 2024. The June 1 election may sound democratic, but it can ...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Tuesday that she will pursue electoral reform included in her administration's ...

Sheinbaum calls the election day a ‘success’ despite the low turnout at the polls to select over 2,600 positions ...

These are not isolated events; they happen because state officials in Mexico protect organized crime—not occasionally but routinely, at various levels of government. Often, officials face a simple ...

“That the judicial system doesn’t work as it should work, and hasn’t worked, is a given,” wrote columnist Denise Maerker in Mexico’s Milenio news outlet. “Corruption reigns and the ...