Reta AMLO a Creel a eliminar fideicomisos del Poder Judicial

Reforma, 11/5/2023

Cd. de México (11 mayo 2023).- El Presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador retó a Santiago Creel a presentar una iniciativa para que desaparezcan los fideicomisos del Poder Judicial, cuyo monto ronda los 20 mil millones de pesos, con el objetivo de destinar ese dinero a estudiantes de familias pobres.

“A ver Santiago: vamos a hacear algo juntos. Vamos a presentar una iniciativa para que desaparezcan los fideicomisos del Poder Judicial y esos 20 mil millones de pesos se entreguen a estudiantes de familias pobres, que se les entreguen becas. A ver qué resuelve.

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Supreme Court rules military control of National Guard is unconstitutional

Mexico News Daily, 4/19/2022

The Supreme Court (SCJN) ruled on Tuesday that the transfer of control over the National Guard from the civilian Security Ministry (SSPC) to the Defense Ministry (Sedena) was unconstitutional, a decision that President López Obrador asserted was based on political bias rather than legal criteria. 

The federal Congress last September approved a bill backed by the president that modified four secondary laws and thus paved the way for the security force to be placed under the control of the armed forces. 

López Obrador argued that the National Guard needed to be under the control of the military to prevent corruption and guarantee the force’s professionalism. 

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López Obrador responde al polémico gesto de la presidenta de la Corte: “Me llena de orgullo”

06/02/2023

Fuente: El País

Pasó de ser un acto meramente protocolario por el aniversario de la Constitución a ser la fuente de los comentarios de todas las columnas políticas de un lunes de asueto. La presidenta de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación, Norma Lucía Piña, se quedó el domingo sentada, mientras que todos los miembros del gabinete y acompañantes del presidente se pusieron de pie para aplaudir las palabras de Andrés Manuel López Obrador durante un acto de conmemoración de la Constitución.

El presidente salió al paso de la polémica en la conferencia matutina de este lunes: “¿Cuándo se había visto de que (sic) se quedara sentado el presidente de la Corte en un acto así? Eso me llena de orgullo, porque significa que estamos llevando a cabo cambios, es una transformación”, dijo López Obrador esta mañana en la conferencia de prensa matutina desde Palacio Nacional. “Ya no es el presidente el que le da órdenes a ministros y también es un desmentido cuando de manera exagerada se habla de una dictadura, de una tiranía”, ha dicho el presidente.

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Mexico elects first female Supreme Court president

1/3/2023

Source: Reuters

MEXICO CITY, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Mexico’s Supreme Court on Monday elected its first female president, who has pushed back against the government’s nationalist energy agenda, amid a succession process clouded by allegations of plagiarism against another justice competing for the job.

By a 6-5 majority vote, the justices chose Norma Pina to head Mexico’s highest court, putting in place a member appointed to the tribunal under the previous administration.

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Supreme Court gives go-ahead to AMLO’s controversial electricity law

The court couldn’t muster the supermajority needed to revoke key provisions

Date: April 8th, 2022

Source: Mexico News Daily

The Supreme Court (SCJN) has confirmed that the most important articles of a controversial electricity law can be implemented, delivering a ruling that is a significant victory for President López Obrador in his quest to reform Mexico’s energy sector.

The Electricity Industry Law (LIE), which gives power generated by the state-owned Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) priority on the national grid over that produced by private and renewable energy companies, was passed by Congress in March 2021.

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Mexico’s top court upholds changes to power law in win for president

Date: April 7, 2022

Source: Reuters

MEXICO CITY, April 7 (Reuters) – Mexico’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld contentious changes to electricity legislation championed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador that strengthen the state-run power utility at the expense of private firms, sparking U.S. concerns.

Debating a challenge against a March 2021 law, the court narrowly failed to reach the two-thirds majority needed to declare unconstitutional a provision in the law mandating that national power company Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) should take priority on dispatch, or when plants come online.

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Abortion Is No Longer a Crime in Mexico. But Most Women Still Can’t Get One.

09/09/2021

Source: New York Times

When the Supreme Court in Mexico issued a historic decision on Tuesday declaring that having an abortion was not a crime, activists across the country celebrated. On Wednesday, they got back to work, taking on the long and arduous process of ensuring that the legal shift applies across Mexico.

Among their top priorities are helping the women who need it most: those facing criminal penalties, often after having been reported to the authorities for trying to induce an abortion themselves under dangerous conditions.

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Mexico’s Supreme Court Votes to Decriminalize Abortion

09/08/2021

Source: New York Times

Criminalizing abortion is unconstitutional, Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, setting a precedent that could lead to legalization of the procedure across this conservative Catholic country of about 130 million people.

The unanimous ruling from the nation’s top court follows years of efforts by a growing women’s movement in Mexico that has repeatedly taken to the streets of major cities to demand greater rights and protections.

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What’s next for the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy?

08/25/2021

Source: AP

PHOENIX (AP) — The Supreme Court’s decision to order the reinstatement of the “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy is sparking criticism from advocacy groups and praise by former President Donald Trump. It’s also prompting promises by the Biden administration to keep pushing back against a lower court’s decision to reactivate the policy, which forced people to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S.

The high court’s decision, which came late Tuesday, said the Biden administration likely violated federal law by trying to end the Trump-era program, known as the Migrant Protection Protocols. The ruling raised many questions, ranging from whether a legal challenge would prevail to the practical effects of reinstatement if it stands.

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Mexico president justifies release of kingpin targeted by US

04/07/2021

Source: AP News

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Wednesday defended the 2013 ruling that freed one of the drug lords most wanted by U.S. authorities, even though Mexico’s Supreme Court later ruled it was a mistake.

Rafael Caro Quintero walked free while serving a 40-year sentence for the torture-murder of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena in 1985, and has since apparently resumed his role as violent drug trafficker.

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