A Supreme Court out of balance, collaborative legislative rules, a public primary, a faster way to tally ranked choice voting ...

Asked what a world without judicial independence would look like, Justice Clint Bolick offered an ominous answer. "It looks ...

This fundamental reform, backed by former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), taken up by his successor Claudia Sheinbaum and voted for by their party, MORENA (National Regeneration Movement ...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Tuesday that she will pursue electoral reform included in her administration's ...

Ordinary citizens often face a justice system that feels distant or rigged against them. But instead of addressing these ...

Silvia Delgado, a former lawyer for drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán in 2016, receives her electoral certification ...

Of the 2,600 judges elected for the first time by Mexicans earlier this month, Silvia Delgado Garcia received more attention than almost any other, because she once helped represent drug kingpin Joaqu ...

A lawyer who once represented drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has won a judgeship in the northern Mexican state of ...

Despite being flagged for months as a "high-risk" candidate, Silvia Delgado, a former attorney for Sinaloa Cartel leader ...

Silvia Delgado, a former lawyer for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, is on track to become a judge in Mexico as a result of the ...

Judicial elections, as they are conceived, are a half-hearted democracy: unknown candidates, empty campaigns and a disoriented citizenry. For voting to be meaningful – and not just a political ...