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Cody Copeland
Cody Copeland is the Mexico correspondent for Courthouse News Service. He is also the author of the latest edition of Moon Oaxaca, and has written about Mexico for The Guardian, Business Insider, Lapham's Quarterly, and more.
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Families of Mexico's disappeared denounce president's cuts to missing persons list
None of the protesters said they had been contacted for the recent census on which the reductions were based.
López Obrador appoints political ally to Mexico's Supreme Court
The unprecedented situation in Mexico’s history does not send a good signal to political and legal analysts in the country, who fear the weakening of democratic institutions and political influence in the high court.
López Obrador announces plan to close Mexico's national transparency agency
Eliminating the agency responsible for obligating the government to release public information would be detrimental to human rights and democratic institutions in Mexico, experts said.
This Mexico City eatery sells 40,000 tacos a day — out of baskets
Read till the end to learn the secret ingredient.
López Obrador: Shift to elected judges to come in February
Analysts and legal experts said the president doesn’t currently have the qualified majority in the Congress to enact the reform, but his ruling Morena party is prepared to play the long game.
Nuevo León faces political crisis on eve of governor's resignation
A dispute over the interim governor chosen by the state Congress led to violence in the legislature this week, and analysts said more could come if tension can’t be eased.
Mexico president to send second round of Supreme Court hopefuls to Senate
Members of Mexico’s legal community are concerned that the next Supreme Court justice will be partisan and unqualified for the job.
Pre-campaign poll confirms Morena's hold on Mexico's 2024 presidential election
Morena candidate Claudia Sheinbaum remains on top with a comfortable 24-point lead over her closest challenger, the opposing coalition’s Xóchitl Gálvez.