News of supreme court

Court between a rock and a hard place

21-01-2023 06:56 Both the 1947 and the 2002-2003 purges accomplished their missions but we may well be taking current events too seriously if we expect a similar outcome now.

Government summons Congress to debate Supreme Court impeachment

13-01-2023 18:06 President Alberto Fernández’s government calls extraordinary sessions of Congress, starting January 23; Among bills are one that would impeach members of the Supreme Court for "poor performance."

World leaders condemn anti-government mob attacks in Brasília

08-01-2023 23:44 President Alberto Fernández slams "coup attempt" by supporters of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazilian capital, as leaders from across the globe condemn "outrageous" attack on democracy.

Bolsonaro backers deface Congress in ugly anti-Lula stand

08-01-2023 23:32 Hundreds of supporters of Brazil's far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro broke through police barricades and stormed Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court on Sunday, in a dramatic protest against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's inauguration.

President Fernández seeks to impeach Supreme Court chief

02-01-2023 12:42 President Alberto Fernández seeks impeachment of leader of the Supreme Court, Horacio Rosatti, a manoeuvre that escalates his recent feud with the Judiciary.

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner slams Supreme Court over tax sharing ruling

28-12-2022 19:04 Vice-president slams Supreme Court for its decision to rule in favour of Buenos Aires City in an ongoing federal revenue-sharing row with the national government, as she claims any potential 2023 candidacy has been "proscribed" by the Judiciary.

Cristina at it again with her own VAR against judiciary

25-07-2022 17:41 Vice-President blasts Supreme Court for convicting her in advance and compounding economic crisis, presidential defence.

Ricardo Lorenzetti: ‘We’ve passed from a democracy of projects to vetocracy’

15-07-2022 08:00 Supreme Court justice discusses his experience in and the future of the Judiciary, ecology and the environment, and the problems facing Argentina and the wider world.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Opposition outraged as President Fernández visits Milagro Sala

01-07-2022 09:35 Peronist leader sparks outrage among opposition by visiting detained Túpac Amaru leader in hospital; Frente de Todos leader sends strong message to Supreme Court and Jujuy tribunals.

Argentine demonstrators protest anti-abortion ruling outside US Embassy

27-06-2022 21:02 Group of female protesters march to the American Embassy in Buenos Aires to repudiate US Supreme Court ruling that overturns federal right to abortion in United States.

Biden calls for US voters to push back on 'radical' abortion draft ruling

03-05-2022 15:07 Joe Biden on Tuesday urged US voters to defend access to abortion, describing as “radical” a draft Supreme Court ruling that suggested the conservative-dominated high court was poised to shred nearly 50 years of constitutional protections by striking down the nationwide right.

Supreme Court justice slams bid to impose ‘judicial populism’

30-04-2022 01:25 Former leader of nation’s highest tribunal Ricardo Lorenzetti criticises ruling coalition, proposal to raise number of Supreme Court to 16.

Divide and rule (but not rule of law)

23-04-2022 00:01 A separation of powers still nominally exists but all three branches of government now respond to partisan battle lines.

CFK’s battle against Judiciary escalates amid Magistrates Council row

22-04-2022 23:51 Conflict erupts after Supreme Court orders restoration of Council of Magistrates, body that oversees hiring and firing of judges; Vice-President Fernández de Kirchner reacts by splitting Senate caucus as ruling coalition eyes expansion for nation’s top court.

President echoes Kirchnerites and renews criticism of Supreme Court

11-01-2022 22:49 Ruling coalition steps up criticism of the Judiciary, with President Alberto Fernández declaring that the Supreme Court has “very serious problems.” Kirchnerites plan February 1 protest rally, as opposition leaders push back.

Alberto Fernández: ‘We went to extremes and lost the centrist vote’

31-12-2021 12:47 The president granted this interview after conversing with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. He began a long interview after a day full of tension, topped by the defeat of the Budget bill in Congress.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Former president Mauricio Macri charged with illegal espionage

01-12-2021 17:11 Former president Mauricio Macri accused of ordering illegal surveillance on the families of the 44 dead crew-members of the ARA San Juan submarine tragedy.

Brazil senators back criminal charges against Bolsonaro

27-10-2021 12:42 A Brazilian Senate commission approved a damning report on Tuesday that recommends criminal charges be brought against President Jair Bolsonaro, including crimes against humanity, for his Covid policies.

Elena Highton de Nolasco resigns from Supreme Court

05-10-2021 16:15 Supreme Court justice resigns from nation’s highest tribunal in letter to President Alberto Fernández. Highton de Nolasco, who was sworn in back in 2004, will leave her post on November 1.

Horacio Rosatti chosen to be new chief justice of Supreme Court

24-09-2021 02:01 Former mayor and Peronist official, who was appointed to nation's highest tribunal in 2016 by a decree from Mauricio Macri, chosen to lead Supreme Court for next three years.