Mexico Threatens Legal Action Against Google Over ‘Gulf Of America’ Modification On Maps

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum listens to a question during her daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on November 6, 2024. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday that Donald Trump's election victory was "no cause for concern" for her country, despite his threats of tariffs and mass migrant deportations. (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP) (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP via Getty Images)
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum listens to a question during her daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on November 6, 2024. (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP via Getty Images)

OAN Staff Abril Elfi
3:52 PM – Monday, February 17, 2025

Mexico’s first female president has warned that if Google does not restore the label “Gulf of Mexico,” the former designation of the oceanic basin and marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, to its popular Google Maps service — then the country will file a lawsuit against them.

On Monday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum asserted that the country will take legal action against Google if it continues to show U.S.-based users the “Gulf of America” designation across the entire body of water. 

Sheinbaum continued, arguing that President Donald Trump’s order only applies to the part of the continental shelf under U.S. control.

“What Google is doing here is changing the name of the continental shelf of Mexico and Cuba, which has nothing to do with Trump’s decree, which applied only to the US continental shelf,” Sheinbaum told reporters. “We do not agree with this, and the Foreign Minister has sent a new letter addressing the issue.”

Sheinbaum called the renaming “incorrect,” noting that Trump’s order “only changed the name within his own continental shelf, which extends 22 nautical miles from the U.S. coast—not the entire Gulf.”

The Mexican president read out a response from Google to a letter sent by Mexico to the company in January, contesting the decision to rename the gulf.

“As we first announced two weeks ago, and consistent with our product policies, we’ve begun rolling out changes to Google Maps. We would like to confirm that people using Maps in Mexico will continue to see ‘Gulf of Mexico,’” the letter from Google reiterated.

“People in the US will see ‘Gulf of America’. Everyone else will see both names,” the letter noted.

Sheinbaum also maintained that Mexico would be sending another letter to Google, stating that “any reference to the ‘Gulf of America’ initiative on your Google Maps platform must be strictly limited to the marine area under U.S. jurisdiction.”

“Any extension beyond that zone exceeds the authority of any national government or private entity. Should that be the case, the Government of Mexico will take the appropriate legal actions as deemed necessary,” it added.

Google changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America for Google Maps users in the United States this week, citing “a longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources.” 

Sheinbaum concluded that her country will be waiting for a response from the company before proceeding with legal action. 

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Arizona Supreme Court Upholds 1864 Abortion Law Banning Nearly All Abortions

Arizona Supreme Court Upholds 1864 Abortion Law Banning Nearly All Abortions

Abortion rights protesters chant during a Pro Choice rally at the Tucson Federal Courthouse in Tucson, Arizona on Monday, July 4, 2022. (Photo by SANDY HUFFAKER / AFP) (Photo by SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
Abortion rights protesters chant during a Pro Choice rally at the Tucson Federal Courthouse in Tucson, Arizona, on Monday, July 4, 2022. (Photo by SANDY HUFFAKER / AFP) (Photo by SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP via Getty Images)

OAN’s Chloe Hauxwell
12:10 PM – Tuesday, April 9, 2024

SEE: https://www.oann.com/newsroom/arizona-suoreme-court-upholds-1864-abortion-law-banning-nearly-all-abortions/; republished below in full, unedited, for informational, educational, & research purposes:

The Arizona Supreme Court has voted to uphold a ban on almost all abortions in the state.

On Tuesday, the court ruled that in all cases, except where the life of the mother is at risk, abortions are illegal.

The crux of the argument was the law from 1846. The 160-year-old near abortion ban pre-dates Arizona’s statehood.

The 1864 law, which was codified again in 1901 and 1913, makes performing or inducing an abortion a felony.

The ruling will not be enforceable for 14-days.

The state’s attorney general released a statement after the ruling. Kris Mayes (D-Ariz.) stated that while she’s attorney general no doctor or woman would be prosecuted.

“The decision made by the Arizona Supreme Court today is unconscionable and an affront to freedom,” Mayes said in her statement. “Make no mistake, by effectively striking down a law passed this century and replacing it with one from 160 years ago, the Court has risked the health and lives of Arizonans. The Arizona Court of Appeals decision, which the Supreme Court has struck down today, was well reasoned and aligned with how courts harmonize different legislation.”

“Today’s decision to reimpose a law from a time when Arizona wasn’t a state, the Civil War was raging, and women couldn’t even vote will go down in history as a stain on our state,” she continued. “This is far from the end of the debate on reproductive freedom, and I look forward to the people of Arizona having their say in the matter. And let me be completely clear, as long as I am Attorney General, no woman or doctor will be prosecuted under this draconian law in this state.”

The opinion comes as the ballot measure is set to be voted on this November. It could allow abortions up to 24-weeks of pregnancy.

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Trump Gets A Reprieve On $454M Civil Fraud Judgment From Appeals Court

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Trump Gets A Reprieve On $454M Civil Fraud Judgment From Appeals Court

 

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JANUARY 27: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump stands on stage during a campaign event at Big League Dreams Las Vegas on January 27, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Trump is campaigning in Nevada ahead of the state’s Republican presidential caucuses on February 8. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump stands on stage during a campaign event at Big League Dream Las Vegas on January 27, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Trump is campaigning in Nevada ahead of the state’s Republican presidential caucus on February 8. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

OAN’s James Meyers
10:19 AM -Monday, March 25, 2024

SEE: https://www.oann.com/newsroom/trump-gets-a-reprieve-on-454m-civil-fraud-judgment-from-appeals-court/; republished below in full, unedited, for informational, educational, & research purposes:

Former President Donald Trump has been granted a reprieve as an appeals court cut the $454 million bond he was required to post in his New York civil fraud case on Monday. 

The court reduced the massive amount drastically to $175 million, which is a reduction of almost 62%, and has given him a deadline of 10 days to come up with the funds. 

Now the 45th president must either post the full amount or post a bond for the amount as he seeks to appeal the immense judgment ordered against him last month. 

“There should be no FINE,” Trump, posted on Truth Social earlier Monday, repeating he “did nothing wrong!”

“Why should I be forced to sell my ‘babies’ because a CORRUPT NEW YORK JUDGE & A.G. SET A FAKE AND RIDICULOUS NUMBER.”

Meanwhile, Trump’s attorneys have repeatedly said throughout the case they couldn’t secure a bond and didn’t want to sell his properties at “fire sale” prices to come up with the funds. 

Additionally, New York Attorney General Letitia James said she would not hesitate to seize his prized New York property if Trump did not come up with the money. 

This comes after Trump was required to show up to a Manhattan court on Monday in the “hush money” case involving adult film star Stormy Daniels. 

For now, Trump has a few options for how he can deal with the Monday deadline including, attempting to protect his assets by filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy, paying the bond, waiting to see if the appeals court will keep the set bond or let the deadline lapse, which would allow James to start going after his properties.

Trump has stated a series of posts on Truth Social over the last 24 hours claiming all four criminal cases and the civil fraud case against him are part of President Joe Biden’s alleged attempt to interfere with the 2024 election by carrying out “lawfare” against him. 

Furthermore, the former president also faces a criminal case in Georgia for alleged election fraud in the Peach State, a case accusing him of allegedly hoarding government documents from Mar-a-Lago and he faces a case in Washington D.C. for his alleged involvement in the events that took place at the Capitol on January 6th

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Judge: Trump Allowed To Appeal Fani Willis Disqualification Ruling

Judge: Trump Allowed to appeal Fani Willis Disqualification Ruling

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks after voting in the Florida primary election in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks after voting in the Florida primary election in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

OAN’s James Meyers
12:30 PM -Wednesday, March 20, 2024

SEE: https://www.oann.com/newsroom/judge-trump-allowed-to-appeal-fani-willis-disqualification-ruling/; republished below in full, unedited, for informational, educational, & research purposes:

Former President Donald Trump was handed a major legal victory in the Georgia election fraud case against him.

On Wednesday, Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee granted Trump the right to appeal his ruling that allowed District Attorney Fani Willis (D-Ga.) to stay on the case. 

This comes after Trump and seven other co-defendants have sought to boot Willis off the case. Trump did not have an automatic right to appeal before the start of the trial. 

The defendants must now wait to hear whether the appeals court will agree to hear the case, effectively delaying the next trial from being scheduled.

One of the 45th president’s lawyers, Steve Sadow, called McAfee’s Wednesday decision “highly significant,” adding that he is hopeful their appeal will win.

“The defense is optimistic that appellate review will lead to the case being dismissed and the DA being disqualified,” he added.

“The Court intends to continue addressing the many other unrelated pending pretrial motions, regardless of whether the petition is granted within 45 days of filing, and even if any subsequent appeal is expedited by the appellate court,” McAfee wrote in his ruling.

Meanwhile, the 45th president and his co-defendants are hoping to take Willis and the rest of her team off the case due to Willis’s past-romantic relationship with prosecutor Nathan Wade, who has since resigned from the case after the judge allowed her to stay on as long as he stepped down.

Additionally, Trump and the rest of his co-defendants are hoping to get the entire case thrown out and the charges tossed entirely. Trump’s team has said that the romance between Wade and Willis was a clear conflict of interest, which Willis has adamantly denied.

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