POLAND

President swears in judges, defying E.U.

Poland’s president swore in 27 new Supreme Court justices Wednesday, escalating the conflict over control of the judiciary and ignoring another top court, which said the appointments should be suspended pending an opinion
by European Union judges.

Andrzej Duda appointed justices to the civil and penal chambers of the court as well as to its new chamber of extraordinary control, according to his top aide