Overview
- A five-minister majority in the SCJN Pleno agreed to study whether an exceptional fraud remedy can reach final judgments and tasked Loretta Ortiz with drafting a project.
- In an official communiqué, the Court said res judicata remains unquestioned and cited the existing acción de nulidad de juicio concluido for cases involving collusion or fraudulent maneuvers.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum publicly rejected reopening concluded cases and argued the Court should not assume legislative roles.
- Minister Lenia Batres clarified that her proposal is an exceptional route for “cosa juzgada fraudulenta,” not a general mechanism to break final rulings.
- Separate reporting indicates the Court recently rejected an Uber amparo tied to Mexico City’s 2% platforms tax, and the justices also postponed again a decision on whether civil damages should use UMA or minimum wages.