5. What is the difference between the Hajj and Umrah?
“The president's questions in his morning press conferences were: What legitimacy do these [judges] have, versus what the people decided at the polls? Why are they holding up my projects?” Arias said.With less than a month left in his presidency, Lopez Obrador decided to do something about his complaints. He pushed forward with his
long-desired reformsto the judiciary — including the imposition of mandatory elections.But the changes required a constitutional amendment. Still, Lopez Obrador was head of the Morena party, the most powerful force in contemporary Mexican politics.
Wielding his sway, he was able to secure the backing of both the Senate and the majority of Mexico's states, allowing the reforms to become law.“That’s when this bidding war began,” Arias said of the elections.
'Rushed' preparation
From the beginning, the reforms were controversial. Thousands of court workersPrisoners may have access to televisions, books or arts-and-crafts materials. Human interaction is very limited in ADX prisons.
Is Larry Hoover free to leave prison now?No, Hoover is still serving his 200-year state sentence following the 1973 Illinois murder conviction.
It is not known if or when Hoover might be moved to another prison – such as the Dixon Correctional Center, a medium-security prison in Illinois that opened in 1983 – now that his federal conviction has been commuted, to serve out his state convictions. In the past, Illinois Department of Corrections officials have suggested that Hoover complete his state sentence in federal prison, citing security concerns.Is Hoover eligible for parole?