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Imperial County DA’s Office Launches Post-Bar Law Clerk Program
-Editorial The Imperial County District Attorney’s Office announced the swearing-in of its first post-bar law clerk as part of broader recruitment and modernization efforts aimed at strengthening prosecution services and staffing levels in the county. Stephanie Gerald, who graduated from…
Federal Judge Orders USCIS to Resume Processing Asylum and Immigration Benefit Applications
-Editorial A federal judge on June 5 struck down a series of Trump administration immigration policies that had suspended the processing of certain asylum applications and delayed decisions on immigration benefits for applicants from dozens of countries, ordering U.S. Citizenship…
San Diego DA Expands Binational Victim Services Partnership With Baja California Agencies
-Editorial San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced the renewal and expansion of a binational agreement with Baja California authorities aimed at strengthening cross-border coordination for victim services. The updated Memorandum of Understanding expands collaboration between the Baja California…
Sheinbaum Proposes Moving Mexico Judicial Elections to 2028 With Ballot Reforms
-Editorial Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that her administration will send a constitutional reform proposal to Congress seeking to move the country’s next judicial elections from 2027 to June 4, 2028, while also introducing a series of changes intended to…
Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling Sparks Redistricting Battles Across the South
-Editorial The U.S. Supreme Court’s April 29 decision striking down Louisiana’s congressional map containing two majority-Black districts has sparked renewed debate over voting rights and representation across the South. The ruling weakened protections under Section 2 of the Voting Rights…
Low Turnout and Campaign Tensions Mark Final Imperial County Judicial Forum
-Editorial With less than a month remaining before voters decide the next Imperial County Superior Court judge, candidates Ben Salorio and Veronica Henderson faced one another during their final public forum on May 7 at Imperial Valley College. While the…
Supreme Court Tightens Standards in Louisiana Redistricting Case, Raising New Questions for Voting Rights and 2026 Elections
-Editorial The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a consequential ruling that reshapes how voting rights claims can be brought under federal law, striking down Louisiana’s most recent congressional map while raising the bar for future challenges. In a 6–3 decision…
Mexican National Pleads Guilty in Multimillion-Dollar Trade-Based Money Laundering Scheme
-Editorial A Mexican national pleaded guilty to participating in a two-year, multimillion-dollar trade-based money laundering conspiracy that moved drug trafficking proceeds from the United States to Mexico, federal authorities said. According to court documents, Gabriel Arturo Castillo, 52, of Monterrey,…
When Women’s Self-Empowerment Seems Otherwise: The Uncooperative Domestic Violence Victim
By: Veronica Henderson, Attorney at Law. As we celebrate women during Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, there are certain actions taken by women that seem to work against their own empowerment. However, the dynamics of the situation may…
Women’s Participation on Corporate Boards: Progress, Gaps, and Challenges in Mexico Compared to the United States
By: Mtra. Terry Ahtziry Cárdenas Banda, attorney, internationalist, professor, philanthropist, law professor, and social activist Throughout history, societies have transformed their legal, institutional, and social structures with the aim of promoting greater inclusion of women in decision-making spaces. This process…