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Migrants disembarking from a Sea-Watch ship at the Italian port of Lampedusa in Sicily on June 29, 2019

Judicial Activism or Justice? Italy Must Pay for Protecting Its Borders

Zoltán Kottász February 19, 2026

A Sicilian court has ordered the government to pay €76,000 to the German NGO Sea-Watch for the 2019 seizure of its migrant rescue vessel.

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni addresses journalists during the New Year press conference in Rome on January 9, 2026.

Italian Referendum: Will the Balance of Power Be Restored Between the Executive and the Judiciary?

Javier Villamor January 13, 2026

Meloni’s government is staking one of its flagship reforms on a popular vote that will shape the future of Italy’s judicial system.

Europe’s Top Judge Crosses the Line: Brussels’ Attack on Hungary and Judicial Neutrality

Javier Villamor November 13, 2025

ECJ President Koen Lenaerts brands Hungary an “oligarchy,” blurring the line between justice and politics.

U.S. President Donald Trump on August 26, 2025

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Deportation Plans, Citing “Civil Liberties”

TEC News August 30, 2025

“This activist judge’s decision ignores the president’s clear authority under Article II of the Constitution,” a DHS official said.

Hundreds of small American flags on the lawn of and a photo of U.S. President Donald Trump on the facade of the U.S. Department of Labor building seen on August 29, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

Judicial Activism Strikes Again: Most Trump Tariffs Ruled ‘Illegal’

TEC News August 30, 2025

Trump criticized the decision on Truth Social, calling in “highly partisan.”

Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner

“Total Failure”: European Court Blocks Austria’s Deportation of Convicted Syrian Criminal

Zoltán Kottász August 12, 2025

The case is the latest in a growing series of court interventions that have angered governments across Europe.

A sign points visitors in the direction of the Ancien Palais building of the CJEU’s Palais de la Cour de Justice.

The European Court of Justice: Imperial Yes, Impartial No

Gunnar Beck August 2, 2025

The ECJ has gradually but steadily extended the scope of Union law at the expense of national law.