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As retired US judges, we’re not used to speaking out. But we cannot be silent | Michael P Donnelly and Robert F Orr

Retired US judges Michael P Donnelly and Robert F Orr say they usually stay quiet but feel they must speak now. They joined a bus tour with 30 judges, lawyers and advocates who are defending the rule of law. Last October, a group of US legal professionals visited Warsaw as guests of the Carter Center and heard about judges in central Europe being watched, attacked, prosecuted or jailed for protecting independent courts. The judges’ stories inspired Donnelly and Orr to speak out about the threats