dressed in their legal robes, judges from across the continent joined their polish colleagues in solidarity, gathering at the supreme courtre angry at legislation being introduced by the governing right—wing law and justice party. it will give politicians greater control over the appointment of newjudges and the power to discipline judges who question those new appointments. translation: this is a law which takes away the right ofjudges to take part in public debates and which silences us. this rivalry between the government and thejudges has been going on for months, but the government refuses to back down. it says the changes are needed to root out corruption and modernise poland's legal system. the judges say it's a clear attempt to stifle the judiciary, and poland's judges say they have many ordinary poles on their side. translation: we, thejudges, are supported here by thousands of citizens. we are here because we serve poland faithfully and we stand by the law. the changes have angered european officials, too. they say the changes would be incompatible with european law, which say say could risk poland being thrown