MEXICO CITY (AP) Mexico’s Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a 2022 ban on bullfighting in Mexico City, opening the way for events to resume. A panel of five justices voted to overturn a May 2022 injunction that said bullfights violated city resident’s rights to a healthy environment free from violence. The justices did not […]
Supreme Court has overturned the ban on bullfighting in Mexico City that took effect in 2022. Mexico's Supreme Court overturned a 2022 injunction that banned bullfighting in Mexico City, a decision that reignited debates on animal rights, cultural heritage, and legal freedoms in the country.
Mexico’s Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a 2022 ban on bullfighting in Mexico City, opening the way for events to resume. A panel of five justices voted to overturn a May 2022 injunction that said bullfights violated city resident’s rights to a healthy environment free from violence. The justices did not explain their arguments for overturning the ban, but bullfight organizers claimed it violated their right to continue the tradition.