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•January 6, 2026

Pemex and CFE lawsuits threaten 100bn pesos hit to Mexico

Mexico’s two state giants face 59,000+ legal cases with an estimated 100bn-peso exposure, raising questions about who ultimately pays.

•January 6, 2026

Mexico’s Supreme Court warns international law can’t yield to “the law of the strongest”

Mexico’s Supreme Court opened 2026 with a rare global message, warning that international law must not give way to raw power politics that invite escalation...

•January 3, 2026

Gulf of California LNG faces fresh court injunctions

Gulf of California LNG lawsuits were accepted by federal courts, forcing agencies and the presidency to answer on permits and oversight.

•December 19, 2025

Aristóteles Sandoval killing still unresolved after 5 years

Five years after Aristóteles Sandoval was killed in Puerto Vallarta, no one has been convicted and key suspects remain out of court.

•December 10, 2025

Tamaulipas homophobic law tossed as Court defends rights

Mexico’s Supreme Court overturns a Tamaulipas law that labeled homosexuality as corruption of minors, reaffirming equality and LGBT rights.

•December 10, 2025

Baja California ex governor disqualification over failed Baja solar deal

Baja California’s justice tribunal barred ex-governor Jaime Bonilla from public office for three years over a failed Next Energy solar deal.

•December 1, 2025

Puerto Vallarta tourist tax struck down by Supreme Court

Mexico's top court scrapped the Puerto Vallarta tourist tax, calling it vague and unconstitutional and leaving Jalisco without that new revenue.

•November 20, 2025

Tulum gunmen arrested after deadly streak of executions

Authorities link the Tulum gunmen arrested to at least six recent killings in and around tourist Tulum, raising fresh safety concerns there.

•November 10, 2025

Cancún, Chetumal push animal cruelty cases to prosecutors

Cancún and Chetumal file criminal complaints after a mass killing at a shelter and a crematorium fraud, pushing animal cruelty cases into court.

•November 7, 2025

Cancun Student Drug Dealer “Doctor de Villas” Arrested

Police in Cancún arrested a local drug dealer known as “Doctor de Villas” after an investigation uncovered his network selling marijuana, LSD and THC vapes...