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Mexico’s First Elected Supreme Court Faces Critical Test of Independence
Mexico's new Supreme Court includes six justices elected in June amid low voter turnout of 13%, raising concerns about judicial independence and political influence.
- Mexico's first elected Supreme Court will begin its term on Monday, facing scrutiny on its independence from the governing party, as noted by observers.
- Hugo Aguilar, the court's president, has a history of defending Indigenous rights and is among new justices with limited high court experience.
- Former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador initiated judicial elections, aiming for independence from his government amid accusations of partisan influences.
- The court's prior rulings expanded reproductive rights and transgender rights, impacting ongoing legal challenges at state levels.
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Mexican Indigenous Peoples Hand Symbolic Staffs of Authority to New Supreme Court - teleSUR English
The first Supreme Court elected by popular vote was honored in a ceremony at Mexico City’s Zócalo. On Monday, Indigenous peoples presented “staffs of authority” to nine justices of the new Mexican Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN), the first to be elected by popular vote. RELATED: Mexico and Brazil Sign Cooperation Deals in Science, Trade and Energy Amid traditional Oaxacan music, copal incense, and offerings, Indigenous traditional healers conduc…
One of the central axes of Aguilar Ortiz's speech was the announcement of an austerity plan.
The smell of the copal floated on the stage, a haze of white smoke blurred the bodies, the beep of the snails sounded like the voice of the mountains. Representatives of original peoples, indigenous dress, voices in ancestral tongues. Mentions to Quetzalcoatl and Tonantzin, Aztec deities, and to the sun, the moon, the earth, the ancestors, the naguals. They say he also appeared fluttering a hummingbird, which symbolizes hope, a better future.
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