The Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judicial Branch of Mexico dismissed a lawsuit alleging slander against a Mexican political party, finding no breach of electoral rules or regulations. Horacio Duarte Olivares filed the lawsuit against “whoever the court may find responsible” for the publishing of a defamatory video posted on YouTube and for maintaining the website morena.mx. It was claimed that the content constituted slander and discrimination against President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and violated electoral rules by intending to damage the President’s and party’s image during the election season. The Tribunal grounded its dismissal in freedom of expression principles by arguing that judges have the duty to protect information in the public interest, even when such information may be controversial.