MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico's controversial judicial reform requiring direct election of judges and magistrates emerged mostly unscathed on Tuesday from a Supreme Court vote on whether it violated the country's constitution. The failed attempt to roll ...

Eight of 11 justices on Mexico’s Supreme Court have resigned and declined to participate in an election for the court scheduled for June, the court said on Wednesday.

Mexico’s Supreme Court has dismissed a proposal to reduce the scope of a contentious judicial overhaul making all judges stand for election.

Mexico's Supreme Court fell short in a vote on Tuesday to invalidate part of a controversial judicial reform passed by lawmakers in September that requires the election of all judges over the next few years.

The Pakistani government is set to pass critical legislation as the National Assembly and Senate convene today. Key agenda items include the Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Amendment Ordinance, a bill to increase Supreme Court judges,

More resignations are expected to follow, along with a pending ruling on the validity of the reform, setting the stage for a possible constitutional battle.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum criticized the country's Supreme Court on Monday for overstepping its authority as it weighs whether to deem part of a recently-enacted judicial reform unconstitutional.

Mexico’s Senate voted to prohibit courts from challenging or suspending constitutional changes approved by Congress, an attempt to shield a battery of reforms from Supreme Court scrutiny as it reviews a controversial overhaul of the country’s judiciary.

Mexico's Supreme Court began debating the constitutionality of a controversial judicial overhaul on Tuesday, nearly two months after lawmakers passed the reform that would require the election of all judges over the next few years.