The legal noose is tightening around Ricardo Salinas Pliego and his sprawling financial empire. In a stunning turn that underscores mounting judicial pressure, the newly reconstituted Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) has reinstated Minister Lenia Batres as the ponente (drafting judge) in a case aimed at revoking an amparo granted to Elektra. That amparo had delayed Elektra’s obligation to pay a tax credit exceeding 67 million pesos. The reinstatement comes despite earlier rulings that declared Batres disqualified from handling cases involving Salinas Pliego, due to demonstrated bias.