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 ...

Changes in the past 12 months include the tax amnesty regime introduced by Law 27,443, including an asset regularisation ...

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

Committee members voiced support for a project on studying the establishment of a public lawyer mechanism in the socialist ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Morena party controls most of Mexico’s government. Its sway over the Supreme Court is set to increase after a judicial election that raised fears about democracy.

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

“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 ...