Those Pesky Critics
It is only a matter of time before one of López Obrador’s critics is assassinated
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Mexico’s Supreme Court under Seige
OPINION By ALEJANDRO ENVILA FISHER The course taken by Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) last week on the issue of preventive detention (pre-trial detention without bail) is one more example of how the country’s highest court has been tainted by politics and how its justices have abdicated their responsibility to politicians. The debate over the use of preventive detention,
Read moreMexican Supreme Court Wants to Eliminate Automatic Preventive Detention
By MARK LORENZANA Mexico’s Supreme Court (SCJN) is set to eliminate automatic preventive detention (jail without bail) in the country, arguing that it violates the human rights provided for in international treaties, in addition to the fact that it has been the reason for condemnation of Mexico by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR). The move by the SCJN
Read moreJudge Throws out Case Filed against Scherer Ibarra Lawyers
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF A federal judge on Thursday, May 19, dealt Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (FGR) a major judicial setback by ordering the dismissal of a case filed against three lawyers by fellow lawyer Juan Ramón Collado accusing them of extortion. Collado, who previously served as former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto’s most trustworthy legal advisor, is
Read moreMexico Courts Remove Preventative Detention for Fraud Cases
By KELIN DILLON On Monday, Oct. 25, Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) ruled to remove preventative detention in the country for financial crimes, including smuggling, tax fraud and the sale of false invoices, saying it violates the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. Under the administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), a 2019 reform to Mexico’s Article 19
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