European Commission Takes Poland to Court Over Judicial Power Grab

Expand Supreme Court President Malgorzata Gersdorf addresses the supporters and the media before entering the Supreme Court building in Warsaw, Poland, July 4, 2018. © 2018 Reuters The European Commission is usually pretty conflict averse. But after months of the Polish government ignoring calls from Brussels to halt its attempted takeover of the Supreme Court, the Commission yesterday finally referred the matter to the EU Court of Justice. Since 2016, Poland’s ruling Law and Justice Party has sought to undermine the independence of the judiciary. It has adopted laws obstructing the work of…

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