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New Mexico AG: state law does not necessarily allow same-sex marriage
June 7, 2013 by Matthew Pomy
New Mexico Attorney General Gary King said Thursday that New Mexico law does not necessarily allow same-sex marriages. The statement does not directly comment on the matter, as it was made in response to a pending lawsuit in New Mexico brought by a same-sex couple. In a policy memo released by.... [more]
AI: Mexico must investigate disappearances
June 5, 2013 by Sydney Normil
Amnesty International (AI) on Tuesday called on the Mexican government to investigate the disappearances of thousands of people and acknowledge the government's involvement in the disappearances. AI's report said 26,121 people were reported disappeared or missing between December 2006 and December.... [more]
Texas group sued to block border fence construction [this day at law]
May 16, 2013 by Kyle Webster
On May 16, 2008, the Texas Border Coalition, a group of Texas-based business owners and officials, filed a class action lawsuit to enjoin the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from constructing a fence on the US-Mexico border. The group claimed that approval of the fence's construction.... [more]
UN urges Mexico to protect human rights, reduce military policing
May 4, 2013 by Cynthia Miley
The UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Christof Heyns urged Mexico's Government on Friday to increase protections for human rights, particularly reducing the need to use force and reducing the military's involvement in policing. Heyns stated that establishing.... [more]
The Laws Driving Mexico's 'Educational Reform' are Troubled From the Outset
April 16, 2013 by Emily Osgood
JURIST Guest Columnist Felipe Alberto Herrera, Northwestern Law School Class of 2013, discusses the effects of the recent educational reforms in Mexico...Over the past several weeks, national education reform has become a sizzling topic of debate in Mexico. The debate climaxed with the February.... [more]
Tenth Circuit upholds school's ban on 'fetus dolls'
April 10, 2013 by Brandon Gatto
The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled Monday that a New Mexico school district acted constitutionally when it prohibited five students from distributing two-inch rubber fetus dolls with pro-life cards attached. Writing for the unanimous three-judge panel, the Honorable Scott.... [more]
Mexico Attorney General resigned [this day at law]
April 1, 2013 by Sarah Steers
On April 1, 2011, Mexico Attorney General Arturo Chavez resigned, citing personal reasons, although international criticism of his suitability for the position had begun eighteen months earlier with his initial appointment. A leaked US diplomatic cable called his appointment "unexpected." He.... [more]
ACLU files suit seeking New Mexico same-sex marriage recognition
March 22, 2013 by Benjamin Minegar
The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico (ACLU-NM) on Thursday filed a lawsuit in a New Mexico state court on behalf of two same-sex couples seeking the legal right to marry. According to the complaint, the country clerk denied the plaintiffs' application for marriage licenses in March.... [more]
Mexico high court rules denigration of sexual orientation not protected speech
March 9, 2013 by Max Slater
The Supreme Court of Mexico ruled on Wednesday that certain offensive statements regarding another individual's sexual orientation are not protected under the nation's freedom of expression laws. In a 3-2 decision the Mexican high court held that two derogatory words used in Mexico to describe.... [more]
Mexico legislature votes to remove criminal immunity for lawmakers
March 7, 2013 by Maureen Cosgrove
Mexico's Chamber of Deputies voted 376-56 on Tuesday to remove criminal immunity for federal lawmakers. The bill, which contains proposed amendments to the country's constitution, seeks to subject federal senators and deputies to the criminal justice system. The lawmakers, including high-ranking.... [more]
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