News of argentina supreme court

Manzur withdraws Tucumán candidacy after Supreme Court ruling

12-05-2023 09:03 Ex-Cabinet chief governor announces he will no longer run as lieutenant governor for northern province, with provincial Interior Minister Miguel Acevedo set to replace him as Osvaldo Jaldo’s running-mate.

Government’s row with Supreme Court hits new heights

11-05-2023 23:36 Explosive reaction to ruling suspending gubernatorial elections in San Juan and Tucumán; President Alberto Fernández accuses justices of targeting Peronist candidates.

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."

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

Supreme Court rejects case seeking ‘right to be forgotten’ online

01-07-2022 11:48 Argentina's Supreme Court rejects the “right to be forgotten” sought by Natalia Denegri, ruling in favour of Google.

Supreme Courts are caught, not tort

29-04-2022 17:03 Phobias against independent justice are far from being a uniquely Kirchnerite vice.

by Michael Soltys

Senator presents bill to reform Supreme Court

26-04-2022 16:28 Río Negro senator and former governor Alberto Weretilneck presents bill to reform Supreme Court, proposing 16 justices, gender equality and greater federalism.

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

Horacio Rosatti on Lorenzetti, Macri and Alberto Fernández

25-10-2021 13:49 New Supreme Court chief justice spoke briefly to Noticias magazine, responding to ex-president Mauricio Macri’s regret over having nominated him as “the best praise I ever had as a judge.”

by Carlos Claá

Vacancy opens on Supreme Court as Highton de Nolasco resigns bench

09-10-2021 12:40 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.

The other vote – government keeps close eye on Supreme Court

21-08-2021 19:47 Shortly after the upcoming PASO primaries, the members of the Supreme Court will vote to choose their next chief justice. As ever, the Casa Rosada has its preferences.

by Carlos Claá