Supreme Court rules Magistrates Council reform unconstitutional
The Supreme Court (photo) did not hesitate. Five days after accepting the per saltum request from the government, yesterday it declared the Magistrates Council reform unconstitutional, striking down a key part of the judicial reform package pushed through Congress by the Cristina Fernández de Kirchner administration.
In a 6-1 ruling, the country’s highest court said that choosing members of the council charged with selecting judges by popular vote runs counter to the Constitution.

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