Polish Constitutional Tribunal bars EU-backed Tusk government from disqualifying judges appointed since 2018
On November 25, 2025, the Polish Constitutional Tribunal issued a judgment (P 7/23) in which it answered the following legal […]
Attack on democratic institutions
Donald Tusk’s government is pushing the same measures that the Polish Constitutional Tribunal has already rejected once.
On November 20, Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal examined the constitutionality of the Act of July 12, 2024 amending the Act on
The Polish Constitutional Tribunal Confirms: The Regulation of Donald Tusk’s Justice Minister Is Unconstitutional!
Not long ago, Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek issued a Regulation amending the Rules of Procedure for Ordinary Courts, which openly
Donald Tusk’s government is undermining the President’s constitutional prerogative to appoint judges.
The day before yesterday (November 12), the President of the Republic of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, announced that he refuses to
Donald Tusk’s government wants to vet one-third of judges. They call it “restoring the rule of law”
On October 9, the Polish Ministry of Justice published a draft bill “to restore the right to an independent and
Donald Tusk’s liberal-left government is pressuring judges, seeking to force them to resign.
Pressure from Minister Żurek on the judges of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Administrative Court The distinctive attitude of
Minister of Justice Waldemar Żurek announced the dismissal of court presidents and vice-presidents, despite the negative opinion of the court councils
Attempts by the executive branch, in the person of the Minister of Justice, to exert extra-legal influence on the judiciary
The Minister of Justice manipulates the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union
The CJEU rules beyond its powers Today, 4 September 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a
Minister Żurek made threats against the National Council of the Judiciary and then left the Council meeting.
On Tuesday, 26 August 2025, a meeting of the National Council of the Judiciary began. The agenda included, among other
At least 70 judges are still adjudicating, even though they have been legally retired. The Ministry openly admits to usurping the powers of the National Council of the Judiciary.
The practice of ministers of justice appropriating powers not provided for by any legal provision, initiated by Adam Bodnar, is
A representative of the Ministry of Justice attempted to gain access to the office of the Disciplinary Ombudsman for Judges of the Court of General Jurisdiction. Will the Ministry attempt to force its nominees into the headquarters of the National Council of the Judiciary by force?
Yesterday afternoon, the media reported that two people had appeared at the headquarters of the National Council of the Judiciary,
Does the Ministry plan to dismiss the current National Council of the Judiciary by way of a Sejm resolution?
Last Thursday (14 August), on the eve of the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the press
When Defending the Rule of Law Serves Politics: The European Commission’s Report on Poland
The EC’s 2025 report on the rule of law in Poland The European Commission has published its latest report on the
Report “ELECTIONS ON FIRE – The Course of the 2025 Presidential Elections in Poland”
The Lawyers for Poland Association has prepared a report on the most significant abuses committed by the current ruling camp