Overview
- The Supreme Court’s Plenary voted 8–0 that Justice Yasmín Esquivel Mossa is not impeded from handling cases involving UNAM, citing the absence of animadversion toward the university.
- Esquivel herself requested the determination because of the court’s new composition and because the pending matter originated from her chambers.
- Following the impediment ruling, the justices unanimously revoked a tribunal’s refusal to grant amparo to a UNAM academic who alleged workplace harassment and ordered a fresh review using a gender lens.
- The case involves a researcher who challenged her exclusion from a competition for a post, was later reinstated without restored benefits, and argued constitutional violations tied to UNAM’s academic personnel statute.
- Justice Lenia Batres supported allowing Esquivel to proceed while urging consistency in how the court handles future self-declared impediments.