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Bloomberg
03-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Mexico Judicial Election Sees 13% Turnout in Historic Vote
By Updated on The future of Mexico's judiciary was decided by a small minority of voters after an unprecedented election of federal judges, including all members of the nation's top court. The electoral authority, known by its Spanish acronym, INE, estimated voter turnout at 12.6% to 13.3% in a preliminary count released late Sunday, as nearly 13 million voters cast ballots out of some 100 million eligible to vote.
Washington Post
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Justice Sonia Sotomayor says lawyers should stand up and fight amid turmoil in nation's legal system
WASHINGTON — Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Thursday that lawyers should stand up and fight in battles faced by the nation's legal system, comments that come amid attacks on federal judges and President Donald Trump's targeting of elite law firms in executive orders. 'Our job is to stand up for people who can't do it themselves. And our job is to be the champion of lost causes,' she said. 'But right now, we can't lose the battles we are facing. And we need trained and passionate and committed lawyers to fight this fight.'
