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 […]
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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
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
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
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
European Commission: EU law does not prevent judges who are members of the National Council of the Judiciary from being elected by the Sejm. Is the narrative on ‘neo-judges’ collapsing?
In October 2022, the Supreme Court received a cassation appeal lodged by the Capital City of Warsaw in relation to
Minister Bodnar once again usurps the powers of the National Council of the Judiciary. President of the Regional Court in Warsaw allowed to adjudicate despite retirement?
In May this year, we reported on how the Ministry of Justice, led by Adam Bodnar, usurping powers that belong
The National Council of the Judiciary calls on Minister Bodnar to cease actions restricting citizens’ right to a court hearing!
At the beginning of last week, we reported on an interview given by Minister of Justice Adam Bodnar shortly after
Minister Bodnar’s sudden volte-face – will the current Sejm majority elect judges to the National Council of the Judiciary?
On 4 June 2025, Minister of Justice Adam Bodnar gave an interview to businessinsider.com.pl, in which he referred generally to
Minister Bodnar is once again interfering in the justice system without legal grounds.
At its meeting on 21 May 2025, the National Council of the Judiciary (a constitutional body whose purpose is to