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Guatemala's top court refuses to seat female justice

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Guatemala’s Congress refused to swear in a crusading female judge to the nation’s highest court Tuesday, a move the United States condemned.Gloria Porras won re-election for another five-year term on Guatemala’s constitutional Court, but she has faced constant challenges apparently linked to her rulings on corruption and other cases she has heard.Porras has had 60 complaints filed against her and has faced 13 requests to lift

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Yahoo News

Guatemalan refuses to appoint graft-fighting top judge

Guatemala's Congress refused to appoint a graft-fighting judge as president of the Constitutional Court on Tuesday, a move critics say could set back the fight against corruption. Magistrate Gloria Porras is one of Central America's leading figures in the fight for the rule of law and efforts to combat impunity. Over her decade on the bench, Porras voted against the expulsion of a U.N.-backed anti-corruption body; against the decision to vacat…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Reuters

Guatemalan refuses to appoint graft-fighting top judge

Guatemala's Congress refused to appoint a graft-fighting judge as president of the Constitutional Court on Tuesday, a move critics say could set back the fight against corruption.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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abc News

Guatemala's top court refuses to seat female justice

Guatemala's Congress has refused to swear in a female judge to the nation's highest court, a move the United States condemned

3 years ago·United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Guatemalan refuses to appoint graft-fighting top judge

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's Congress refused to appoint a graft-fighting judge as president of the Constitutional Court on Tuesday, a move critics say could set back the fight against corruption. Read full story

3 years ago·Malaysia

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The Washington Post

Guatemala’s top court refuses to seat female justice

Guatemala’s Congress has refused to swear in a female judge to the nation’s highest court, a move the United States condemned

3 years ago

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National Post

Guatemalan refuses to appoint graft-fighting top judge

GUATEMALA CITY -- Guatemala's Congress refused to appoint a graft-fighting judge as president of the Constitutional Court on Tuesday, a move critics say could set back the fight against corruption. Read More

3 years ago·Canada

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