300,000 Pages of Truth About Ziobro’s Justice Fund—and 100 Flash Drives

“We have come to understand the workings of the Justice Fund mainly thanks to the efforts of journalists—not from the documents left behind by our predecessors,” said Deputy Minister of Justice Zuzanna Rudzińska-Bluszcz.

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Where are we after a year of restoring the rule of law? [DEBATE]

Rebuilding the rule of law is both a challenge and an opportunity to demonstrate to other countries emerging from authoritarianism that it can be done. Where do we stand now? What picture emerges from the legal changes and battles, as detailed in OKO.press?

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Penalties for Homophobic Hate Speech? The Government Approves Changes to the Penal Code

Crimes motivated by hatred based on gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability may now be prosecuted ex officio—this is a proposal from the Ministry of Justice that has just been approved by the government.

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Court: The Prosecutor’s Office’s Entry into the Office of Disciplinary Officers Schab, Radzik, and Lasota Was Legal

The National Prosecutor’s Office was authorized to forcibly enter the office of Ziobro’s disciplinary officers, located near the neo-NCJ (National Council of the Judiciary). It was also permitted to conduct a search there and seize files related to disciplinary proceedings initiated against independent judges.

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What will the government do with the plethora of valuable comments from the citizens’ hearing? [Migration Strategy]

“We have given a lot of substantive content, and we hope the government will notice and use it,” he said. The government announced the formal establishment of a working group to which it will invite civil society representatives. The civic hearing on Poland’s migration strategy included a number of important voices

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Bodnar’s 10 Pillars for the Judiciary: Reform of Court Experts, More Assistants, Digitalization, Mediation, Training

The Minister of Justice, Adam Bodnar, announces plans to accelerate court proceedings within two years. This effort will be supported by so-called small steps—simple organizational changes that mostly do not require legislative amendments. These include management training and digitalization.

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The Case of an Antisemitic Post by Judge Jarosław Dudzicz, Former Member of the unlawful National Council of the Judiciary

OKO.press has obtained details of the case involving an antisemitic online post by Judge Jarosław Dudzicz a former member of the unlawful National Council of the Judiciary

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Codification Committee: Abolish Two Chambers of the Supreme Court Created by PiS and the Extraordinary Complaint Mechanism

The Codification Committee of Civil Law, chaired by Professor Marek Safjan, is calling for urgent reforms in the Supreme Court, which is dominated by “neo-judges” (judges appointed in deficient procedure). The Committee advocates for the abolition of the illegal Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs as well as the Chamber of Professional Responsibility.

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EU Court of Justice does not allow questions asked by neo-judges of the Supreme Court

The Court of Justice does not recognise the questions of the neo-Judges of the Civil Chamber and the Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs Chamber in the Supreme Court, because they do not form a court. What does this mean?

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