Tren Maya Construction Derailed by Additional Amparos
Mexico’s controversial Tren Maya megaproject has been hit with additional suspensions to its construction, adding further roadblocks to the railway’s haphazard development
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AMLO Seeks Revenge against SCJN via Public Referendum
Following the Mexican Supreme Court’s invalidation of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s controversial Plan B electoral reform, the federal executive aims to seek revenge against the court by means of public referendum
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When AMLO Gives Out Bullets, Not Hugs
Read moreLegislative Violations Put Plan B’s Future in Jeopardy at the Supreme Court
Mexican Supreme Court Justice Alberto Pérez Dayán’s newly released analysis of the Plan B electoral reforms raise concerns surrounding violations of Mexico’s legislative process
Read moreThat Last Afternoon with Octavio Paz
Like a lion caged in his own body and tethered to his wheelchair, covered by a Mexican blanket, Paz inquired with anguish as to the fate of his beloved nation
Read moreNew York Law Group Condemns AMLO Anew for Attacks on Judiciary
The recent spate of verbal attacks by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Mexico’s Supreme Court — particularly against Chief Justice Norma Piña — has yet again earned the condemnation of the New York City Bar Association
Read moreAMLO Accuses Supreme Court Head of Protecting Criminals
López Obrador alleged that the SCJN’s Piña-chaired Federal Judicial Council operates merely for decoration
Read moreMexican Bar Association Demands AMLO Respect Judiciary
By MARK LORENZANA The Mexican Bar Association (BMA) has asked Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) to stop threatening judges who rule against his government plans. Through a public statement signed by its president, Claudia de Buen, the BMA rejected the latest threat launched by López Obrador against Judge Francisco Javier Rebolledo Peña, who stopped the implementation of the new
Read moreAMLO: No Spying Involved in Mexico Space Pact with Russia
By MARK LORENZANA Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on the morning of Monday, Oct. 10, insisted that the agreement between Mexico and Russia for “space research for peace purposes” does not have elements of espionage, and that it was a pact agreed upon since September 2021, at least five months before the Moscow invasion of Ukraine. “It is
Read moreCivil Groups Demand Input on New SEP Study Plan
By MARK LORENZANA After Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) announced an investigation into Federal Judge Francisco Javier Rebolledo Peña, who stopped the implementation of the new curriculum for basic-education students, civil organizations have requested a dialogue with the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) to participate in the preparation of the educational programs that the SEP is planning to
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