Overview
- Mexico’s Supreme Court unanimously partially invalidated two Morelos decrees that tapped the state judiciary and prosecutor’s budgets for pensions, and ordered the local Congress to allocate sufficient resources each year so those bodies can pay the benefits.
- Minister Sara Irene Herrerías Guerra’s opinion cited violations of separation of powers and financial autonomy; Chief Justice Hugo Aguilar Ortiz clarified the judiciary must pay Eldaí López López’s pension with Congress ensuring budget sufficiency, and similar funding must be provided for the Fiscalía case involving Carlos Alberto Figueroa Vázquez.
- TEPJF magistrate Janine Otálora told the Senate she will leave her seat on October 31 under her original 2016 term, prompting a procedural dispute over whether a formal resignation is required and how the vacancy should be filled.
- The TEPJF revoked or annulled INE fiscalization fines against more than 70 judicial candidates, including Supreme Court ministers Yasmín Esquivel, Lenia Batres, Sara Irene Herrerías, Arístides Rodrigo Guerrero and Irving Espinosa, after post‑election reviews.
- In Argentina, Judge Guillermo Díaz Martínez extended an injunction nationwide ordering ANDIS to restore suspended disability pensions and halt audits; ANDIS complied via Resolution 12621/2025, reactivating over 100,000 payments while appealing, as universities, the Garrahan and disability groups press for funding of recently approved emergency laws.