Overview

• The SCJN postponed its decision in Action of Unconstitutionality 182/2024 and will hear from people with disabilities and civil society on Oct. 20 at its Mexico City headquarters.
• Minister Lenia Batres’s draft would uphold the challenged Michoacán law and shift review toward substantive impacts rather than automatic invalidation for missing consultations.
• The public hearing will be the first under General Agreement 5/2025, a new mechanism approved on Sept. 3 to gather input on high‑impact cases.
• Disability organizations protested outside the Court, delivered an open letter requesting an accessible forum, and later met with justices after the Pleno agreed to the hearing.
• Human Rights Watch cautioned that curbing ex officio review could roll back protections by placing the burden on people with disabilities to bring cases despite standing and access barriers.