News of court

Former senator Edgardo Kueider convicted in Paraguay over cash smuggling

14-07-2026 06:37 Edgardo Kueider's arrest in Paraguay in December 2024 led to his expulsion from the Senate, where he represented Entre Ríos Province.

Supreme Court orders Milei government to fund universities

25-06-2026 23:23 Ruling upholds university financing law vetoed by the President and ends a two-year legal battle over funding, salaries and student support.

After a year of Fernández de Kirchner's house arrest, the fallout endures

17-06-2026 15:41 A year on from the court ruling that confirmed her sentence, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner remains under house arrest and barred from holding public office. A look at status of the other court cases facing the former president and the ongoing dispute over the conduct of judges and prosecutors.

by Barbara Komarovsky

Maradona was a problematic patient after surgery, says clinic doctor at trial

27-05-2026 15:54 Maradona kept medical team under severe pressure after surgery, says former clinic director.

Autopsy doctor says Diego Maradona’s heart had signs of ‘prolonged agony’

06-05-2026 10:12 One of the doctors involved in late star's autopsy tells trial that late football legend’s heart showed signs of "prolonged" agony.

Mystery surrounding Burford’s hidden YPF litigation partners grows

07-04-2026 12:03 Over and above the forfeited gains of the law office that litigated against Argentina, the big losers of the recent New York Court of Appeals ruling over the nationalisation of YPF are the investors who bought up part of the suit. The story of a trial which still shrouds identities – a mystery only a US judge will be able to elucidate.

by Carlos Burgueño

Horacio Rosatti: ‘I must be most spied upon public official in Argentina today’

27-12-2025 06:54 Horacio Rosatti, the chief justice of Argentina’s Supreme Court, on judicial independence, his relationship with Argentina’s presidents – past and present – and the ruling confirming ex-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s corruption conviction.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Court to rule on winning Vicentin bidder, Clarín says

03-11-2025 12:34 Court set to decide on the winning bid for control of Vicentin SAIC after two bidders made competing claims of securing enough support from creditors of the bankrupt soy export giant.

Jair Bolsonaro on brink of conviction in Brazil coup trial

10-09-2025 10:04 Forme president risks a prison term of over 40 years if found guilty of seeking to stay in power after his defeat in 2022 elections.

Judge orders trial in absentia for 10 suspects in 1994 AMIA bombing

26-06-2025 13:59 Argentina will try in absentia 10 Iranian and Lebanese nationals suspected of the deadly 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community centre that killed 85 people.