Bogdan Święczkowski served as a senior prosecutor under the former PiS government and is seen as a close ally of then justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro.
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Head of Polish constitutional court steps down and prepares to elect successor
The government does not recognise the court’s legitimacy and is likely to continue to ignore it.
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Constitutional court rejects Polish government’s change to teaching of religion in schools
The government is likely to ignore the ruling as it regards the court as an unlawful body in its current form.
Poland’s constitutional court finds committee investigating pandemic postal elections unconstitutional
However, the current government does not recognise the legitimacy of many TK judges, including some of those who issued yesterday’s ruling.
President Duda refers government’s constitutional court overhaul to constitutional court
Few had expected the president, an ally of the former ruling PiS party, to sign the bills.
Poland’s constitutional court finds commission investigating use of Pegasus spyware unconstitutional
The head of the commission, however, has dismissed the ruling as having no legal force.
Constitutional court orders halt to government’s changes to school religion classes
The measures were due to go into effect at the start of the new school year next week.
Polish parliament approves constitutional court overhaul
The aim is to undo what the current government sees as the politicisation and corruption of the court by the former PiS administration.
Exclusion of opposition politicians rendered law passed by parliament unconstitutional, finds top court
A deputy speaker of parliament has indicated that they will ignore the constitutional court’s ruling.
Poland’s constitutional court declares resolution calling for its overhaul unconstitutional
The current government wants to overhaul the constitutional court following eight years of rule by the Law and Justice (PiS) party.
Ex-PM acted constitutionally in trying to organise pandemic postal elections, rules top court
Most judges on today’s panel are former politicians from the ex-PM’s party.
Parliament to ignore constitutional court order not to proceed with putting central bank chief on trial
Sejm speaker Szymon Hołownia accused the court of “unlawfully interfering” and “exceeding its authority”.
Polish government unveils planned overhaul of “defective” constitutional court
The measures aim to “restore the independence of the Constitutional Tribunal”.
Constitutional court rulings involving illegitimate PiS-appointed judges not valid, finds Supreme Court
The constitutional court’s decision to introduce a near-total abortion ban was one such ruling.
