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Courts and justice coverage of prosecutions, trials, rulings, and prisons. Follow major cases, rights issues, and reforms shaping accountability.

Xcaret ruling redraws limits on Maya branding in Mexico
•March 26, 2026

Xcaret ruling redraws limits on Maya branding in Mexico

Mexico’s top court says Maya cultural heritage is not open tourism branding, forcing Xcaret to pull disputed imagery while the case continues.
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Court weighs whether cartels can silence witnesses
•March 18, 2026

Cartel Witness intimidation case reaches Mexico high court

Mexico’s Supreme Court may take a case that could shape how judges treat recanted testimony when organized crime is suspected.
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Supreme Court Move Puts Xcaret Maya Branding at Risk
•March 11, 2026

Supreme Court Move Puts Xcaret Maya Branding at Risk

Mexico’s top court is poised to revoke Xcaret’s legal shield, a move that could force it to stop using Maya symbols in promotion.
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Eric N Charged in Clarisa Rodríguez Death in Puerto Vallarta
•February 4, 2026

Eric N Charged in Clarisa Rodríguez Death in Puerto Vallarta

After a hearing, a judge charged Eric N with negligent homicide in the death of Clarisa Rodríguez in Puerto Vallarta and ordered pretrial detention.
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Pemex CFE lawsuits
•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.
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•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...
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Gulf of California LNG
•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.
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Aristóteles Sandoval killing
•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.
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Tamaulipas homophobic law
•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.
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Jaime Bonilla
•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.
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puerto vallarta plan
•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.
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Tulum gunmen arrested
•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.
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