How Hugo Aguilar Ortiz Became Mexico’s Most Powerful Indigenous Lawyer

Hugo Aguilar Ortiz grew up in a remote Mixtec-speaking village. He is now one of the most powerful lawyers in Mexico.

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In Mexico, Thousands Ran for Office, Few Voted and One Party Dominated It All

Low turnout and fears over democratic backsliding marked Mexico’s shift to electing judges, which opens the way for the Morena party to dominate courts.

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Mexico Votes in Sprawling, First-Ever Judiciary Election

Voters were choosing the nine members of the Supreme Court on Sunday, along with more than 2,600 other judges and magistrates.

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Will Voting for Judges Help or Hurt Mexico’s Democracy?

Sunday’s judicial elections could remove an important counterweight to powerful elected leaders.

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Mexico’s Vote on Nearly 2,700 Judges Will Test Its Democracy

The election to overhaul Mexico’s courts could result in a justice system more beholden to the nation’s dominant party, Morena.

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Mexico’s Judicial Election: What to Know

For the first time, Mexicans will vote for thousands of candidates to fill more than 2,600 positions in federal, state and local courts.

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An Ex-Convict and Cartel Lawyers Are Among Mexico’s Judicial Candidates

People accused of cartel connections and serious crime are on the ballot in Mexico’s first-ever judicial elections on Sunday, fueling fears that organized crime could exert its influence in the vote.

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A Mexican Mayor’s Odyssey: From Undocumented Migrant to Cartel Target

A former undocumented resident of California who now runs a town in Mexico, Crispín Agustín Mendoza has survived one assassination attempt. But he says, “I have to learn how to survive.”

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Mexico’s President and Trump Describe a Positive Talk but Differ on Migration Details

The discussion between President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico and the president-elect came after Mr. Trump threatened tariffs unless Mexican authorities stopped migrants and drugs from coming across the border.

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Why Mexico Is Eliminating Independent Watchdog Agencies

A vote in the country’s Senate has cleared the way to abolish seven independent organizations that provided oversight on issues such as public information and price fixing.

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