Top Polish Court Reverses Judge ‘Purge’ as EU Fight Deepens
- EU court orders suspension of law forcing justices to retire
- Ruling party vows to use all means to appeal injunction
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Poland’s Supreme Court seized on an order by the European Union’s top tribunal to stop what it calls the nationalist government’s drive to “purge” judges from its ranks.
The world’s largest trading bloc is suing its biggest ex-communist member for undermining judicial independence. The case, which has pitted Poland’s Supreme Court against its executive branch, serves as a litmus test for the European Commission as it struggles to contain populist forces from Rome to Budapest that are challenging its liberal values.