‘Legal Polexit’: Poland court rules EU measures unconstitutional

European court of justice had demanded suspension of Polish reforms that could lift judges' immunity

Poland's top court has ruled that measures imposed by the European court of justice against the country's controversial judicial reforms are unconstitutional, in a decision that could have far-reaching implications for the bloc's legal order.

Judge Stanislaw Piotrowicz said on Wednesday that Poland's constitutional court had reached a majority verdict that EU measures regarding the system, principles and procedures" of Polish courts were not in line" with the Polish constitution.