Cassandra Garrison

Mexico City

Correspondent at Reuters

@Reuters journalist in Mexico City. Climate change/agriculture/telecoms among other things. Send tips on stories or snacks.

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Ex-lawyer for El Chapo wins judge position in Mexico

1 week ago | msn.com | Cassandra Garrison

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Ex-lawyer for El Chapo wins judge position in Mexico

1 week ago | reuters.com | Cassandra Garrison

MEXICO CITY, June 17 (Reuters) - Silvia Delgado, a former lawyer for drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, has won a criminal judge position in Mexico's controversial judicial elections, results showed on Tuesday. Delgado's candidacy drew scrutiny from opponents to the judicial overhaul, one of the most radical to be enacted by any country in the Western Hemisphere in recent years, stoking concerns that the vote could threaten Mexico's rule of law. Sign up here.
Mexico fines Slim's Telcel $94 million for SIM card deal with Oxxo convenience chain

1 week ago | marketscreener.com | Brendan O'Boyle |Cassandra Garrison

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico's telecommunications regulator on Tuesday fined America Movil's subsidiary Telcel 1.78 billion pesos ($93.61 million) for striking exclusivity deals with convenience store chain Oxxo to sell its SIM cards. America Movil, the telecommunications giant controlled by the family of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, denied the regulator's findings and pledged to challenge the investigation and fine.
Organismo antimonopolios de México cierra caso contra Google sin imponer multas

2 weeks ago | reuters.com | Cassandra Garrison

FOTO DE ARCHIVO: Se ven figuras en miniatura de personas frente al nuevo logotipo de Google en esta ilustración tomada el 13 de mayo de 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Ilustración/Foto de archivo CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, 13 jun (Reuters) - El organismo antimonopolios de México dijo el viernes que cerró un caso contra Google sin emitir ninguna multa después de que un proceso de años determinara que el gigante tecnológico no incurrió en prácticas monopólicas en el país.
Google comes out on top as years-long Mexico antitrust case closed

2 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Cassandra Garrison |Kylie Madry

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico's antitrust watchdog said on Friday it had closed a case against Google, clearing the tech giant from any potential fines, after a multi-year investigation determined it did not engage in monopolistic practices in the...
Google in Mexico faces major potential fine as antitrust ruling nears

2 weeks ago | bilyonaryo.com | Cassandra Garrison

SORUCE: Reuters Mexican regulator accuses Google of monopolistic practices in digital advertising Potential fine could be largest ever by Mexican antitrust watchdog Google’s legal challenges mirror those in the United States By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY, June 10 (Reuters) – Mexico’s antitrust watchdog is set to rule by next week on whether Google built an illegal monopoly in digital advertising in the country, a decision that could fine the tech giant 8% of its annual Mexican revenue,...
Google in Mexico faces major potential fine as antitrust ruling nears

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Cassandra Garrison

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アングル：メキシコで裁判官選挙、最高裁は与党関係者が支配へ司法の独立性に懸念

3 weeks ago | jp.reuters.com | Cassandra Garrison

［メキシコ市４日ロイター］ - メキシコで１日、有権者が裁判官を選ぶ選挙が初めて実施され、シェインバウム大統領率いる与党・国家再生運動（ＭＯＲＥＮＡ）とつながる判事らが最高裁を支配する見通しとなった。選挙を巡っては、行政の権力に対するチェックアンドバランス（抑制と均衡）が弱まりかねないとの批判が出ていた。選挙では最高裁判事９人が選出される。従来の判事数は１１人だった。判事の大半は、今回の選挙の契機となった司法改革に反対して辞任し、選挙への参加を拒否した。投票率はわずか１３％だった。今回の選挙は連邦レベルで８４０人余り、地方と州レベルで数千人の裁判官も選ぶものだ。３日夜までに票の集計はほぼ終わり、最高裁は政治ポストを通じてＭＯＲＥＮＡと関係のある判事で占められる見通しとなった。うち数人は、司法改革を推進したロペスオブラドール前大統領が支持していた人物だ。ロペスオブラドール氏と、その「秘蔵っ子」であるシェインバウム氏は、欠陥のあるメキシコの司法制度から腐敗を根絶し、市民のアクセスを改善するためには改革が必要だと主張した。...
Analysis-Mexico’s new Supreme Court will likely heavily favor Sheinbaum’s ruling party

3 weeks ago | kfgo.com | Cassandra Garrison

By Cassandra GarrisonMEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Judges aligned with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s ruling Morena political party are expected to dominate the country’s Supreme Court after a vote that critics feared would weaken checks and balances on the executive branch’s power. Sunday’s unprecedented election will usher in nine Supreme Court justices, reduced from 11 previously appointed by various presidents.
Mexico's election body probes alleged political interference before judicial vote

1 month ago | timeslive.co.za | Cassandra Garrison

Mexico's electoral authority is investigating complaints that political groups, including governing party Morena, are trying to sway voters in the upcoming judicial elections, an official at the body said on Monday. Mexicans will head to the polls on Sunday to choose among about 5,000 candidates vying for more than 840 federal judge and magistrate positions, including all Supreme Court justices. They will be Mexico's first judicial elections.