July 24, 2017 08:15 am PDT
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In seizing control over the Supreme Court, Poland's authoritarian rulers sought to consolidate power
Protests are boiling over across Poland after the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) passed legislation that would allow the government to force the country's judges, all the way up to the Supreme Court, to retire, allowing them to appoint new, party-friendly judges in their place. Update: Thankfully, the president vetoed the legislation. (more…)
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