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Baden-Württemberg Property Tax Law Cleared Constitutional Snag
The Federal Finance Court (BFH) issued a landmark ruling this Wednesday, determining that the state ground tax law…
Top Judge Slams 500 Billion Euro Fund For Constitutional Flaws
The former President of the Federal Constitutional Court, Hans-Jürgen Papier, considers both the establishment law for the 500…
Former Constitutional Court Judge Slams Draft Conscription Law Calling It Constitutionally Flawed
The former president of the Federal Constitutional Court, Hans-Jürgen Papier, has sharply criticized the conscription law put forward…
Ex-Federal Constitutional Judge Huber Says Thuringia Could Ban AfD
Peter M. Huber, a former judge on Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court, says that banning the AfD in Thuringia could be…
Söder Opposes Constitutional Review of AfD Ban Calls It Hysterically Moral
Markus Söder, the Minister-President of Bavaria and chairman of the CSU, has spoken against a constitutional review by…
BSW Pushes Federal Constitutional Court to Order Bundestag Election Recount
The Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) plans to file a lawsuit with the Federal Constitutional Court demanding a complete…
Ann-Katrin Kaufhold Urges Greater Diversity in Germany’s Constitutional Court
Ann‑Katrin Kaufhold, the newly appointed vice‑president of Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court, stressed how crucial diversity is inside the…
CDU Blasts Green Party Petition to Constitutional Court as Sabotage
The Union slammed the Greens’ Bundestag faction for filing a lawsuit with the Federal Constitutional Court, calling it…
German Constitutional Court Demands More Climate Action From Current Government
The climate‑protection programme that was adopted by the coalition government in 2023 must be expanded with additional measures,…
Left Party Open to Constitutional Change in Social State Reform Push
The Left’s parliamentary group has expressed openness to conversations about amending the Basic Law as part of the…
Wagenknecht Files Constitutional Challenge
The parliamentary committee on electoral oversight is poised to reject a formal objection lodged by the far-left “Alliance…
German Asylum Seeker Wins Constitutional Challenge
The German Federal Constitutional Court has delivered a significant ruling, overturning a lower court’s decision and raising critical…
Military Drone Defense No Constitutional Change Needed
Legal experts in Germany have stated that adjustments to the Basic Law (Grundgesetz) are not required to authorize…
Judges Welcome Successful Constitutional Court Election
The German judiciary has expressed relief at the recently concluded election for judges to the Federal Constitutional Court,…
Justices Elected to Germany’s Constitutional Court
The German Bundestag on Thursday confirmed three new justices to the Federal Constitutional Court. Günter Spinner secured his…
Bundestag to Elect Three Constitutional Court Judges
Parliamentary proceedings are underway in the Bundestag concerning the election of three new judges to the Federal Constitutional…
Emmenegger Named Constitutional Court Nominee
The Bundestag’s Judicial Affairs Committee has put forward Sigrid Emmenegger as a candidate for a position on the…
New Constitutional Judges Election Set for September 25th
The timeline for the election of new judges to the Federal Constitutional Court has been established. According to…
Judges Urge Swift Constitutional Court Vote
The German Federal Constitutional Court faces continued delays in filling vacant positions, prompting calls for swift action from…
Housing a Constitutional Right Demanded
The nationwide Day for People Experiencing Homelessness this Thursday has prompted renewed calls for constitutional reform. Jan van…
SPD Nominates Emmenegger for Constitutional Court Post
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) has nominated Sigrid Emmenegger, currently a judge at the Federal Administrative Court, as…
Germany Sees Progress in Constitutional Court Judge Vote Hopeful Outlook
Government officials express confidence in resolving impasse regarding appointments to the Federal Constitutional Court. Thorsten Frei, Minister in…
Greens and Left Demand Talks on Constitutional Court Judge Selection
The selection process for judges at Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court is facing increased scrutiny and calls for swift…
Barley Rejects Constitutional Court Role
Katarina Barley, a Vice-President of the European Parliament, has dismissed speculation linking her to a potential appointment as…
Doctor Loses Constitutional Challenge to Manslaughter Conviction
The Federal Constitutional Court has rejected a constitutional complaint filed by a specialist physician in neurology and psychiatry…
AfD Considers Constitutional Challenge
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is evaluating legal options after the Federal Administrative Court rejected a petition…
Klingbeil Demands New Constitutional Court Vote
The parliamentary leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Vice Chancellor, Lars Klingbeil, reaffirmed his commitment to…
Judges Weigh In On Constitutional Court Dispute
The German Federal Judges Association (DRB) has voiced concern regarding the recent failed parliamentary vote for new judges…
Greens Push for Swift Constitutional Court Vote
Following a recent disruption surrounding the postponed election of three new judges for Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court, the…
Germany Debates Constitutional LGBTQ Protections
The German government’s Special Representative on LGBTQ+ Affairs, Sophie Koch, is advocating for enhanced constitutional protection of sexual…
Germany Delays Constitutional Court Elections
The German Bundestag has voted to remove all three elections for judges of the Federal Constitutional Court from…
Union Seeks to Delay Vote on Constitutional Judge
The parliamentary group of the CDU/CSU alliance is reportedly seeking to remove the scheduled election for constitutional judge…
Hoffmann Backs Constitutional Court Candidate
A prominent figure within the Christian Social Union (CSU) has publicly defended the candidacy of Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf, nominated…
Left Party Signals Possible Constitutional Court Support
Negotiations surrounding the selection of new judges for Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court are entering a potentially pivotal phase,…
SPD Denies Agreement on Constitutional Court Vice Presidency
Following reports suggesting a consensus between the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) regarding…
Germany’s Ruling Parties Clash Over Constitutional Court Appointments
FDP Criticizes Left Party’s Proposal for Judicial Nomination Rights at Federal Constitutional Court The Free Democratic Party (FDP)…
Left Party Demands Seat at Constitutional Court Table
A prominent German political party, Die Linke, is formally requesting a greater voice in the selection process for…
Chancellor-in-Waiting’s Constitutional Coup?
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), appears to have prepared a constitutional…
Constitutional Limits to Stay
Economist Jens Südekum Dismisses Proposal to Eliminate Benefits for Job Refusers A prominent economist has rejected a proposal…
BREAKING: Union Sets Sights on Rushing Constitutional Judge Election in Bundestag
German Union Seeks to Expedite Constitutional Court Judge Election in Parliament The German Union has expressed its intention…
Thüringen’s Interior Minister Slams AfD’s Argument Against Constitutional Protection Agency Monitoring
Thüringen’s Interior Minister Georg Maier (SPD) believes that the AfD’s assessments against observation by the Thuringian Constitutional Protection…
Former Constitutional Court Chief Warns of Germany’s Potential Crisis Over Failed Chancellor Vote
Former Federal Constitutional Court President Hans-Jürgen Papier expressed concern over the Kanzlerwahl-Debakel of Friedrich Merz (CDU). “That a…
GdP condemns AfD threats against Constitutional Protection Agency
The General Association of German Police (GdP) has publicly expressed its concern over the statements made by leading…
Evidence Needed for Constitutional Court Evaluation
In the debate over an AfD ban, the Justiciar of the Union faction, Ansgar Heveling (CDU), calls for…
Former DDR Minister Accuses German Politicians of Lacking Competence, Leading to Ridicule and Constitutional Hostility
Peter-Michael Diestel, the former Minister of Internal Affairs of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR), has recently analyzed…
‘Third Term’ Threat Looms as He Teases Constitutional Coup
Donald Trump has once again played with the idea of bypassing the constitutional limit on presidential terms. In…
BREAKING: Top Judge Blasts Debt Brake Reform as ‘Constitutional Coup’ – ‘States Will Be Reduced to Provinces’!
A former German Federal Constitutional Court judge, Peter Huber, has deemed the planned constitutional amendment to relax the…
BREAKING: German Constitutional Court Gives Green Light to Financial Package Voting, Sparking Relief for Merkel’s Successors
A German federal constitutional court has rejected an injunction against the planned financial package vote in the German…
Germany’s School Funding Crisis Deepens as Greens Block Constitutional Reform
The Greens have announced that they will not support the constitutional amendment to reform the debt brake. The…
AP Exposes Constitutional Crisis
US News Agency AP Accuses Trump Administration of Constitutional Breach The Associated Press (AP) has accused the Trump…
Constitutional Crisis: Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Repeal Blocked by US Judge, 14th Amendment Intact!
A US federal judge has temporarily blocked the implementation of a decree signed by US President Donald Trump,…
BREAKING: SPD Leader’s Border Control Plan SHATTERED – Constitutional Crisis Unfolds!
In a recent interview with Politico, SPD faction leader Dirk Wiese expressed strong reservations about the proposals put…
‘Ban Us’ Plea Ignites Constitutional Crisis
In the aftermath of the AfD’s party convention in Riesa, leading initiators are once again advocating for a…
South Korea’s Military Intervenes in a Constitutional Crisis
South Korean authorities failed in their attempt to arrest the suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol. According to a…
Bundestag’s Shock Vote to ‘Secure’ the Constitutional Court Exposes Deep-Running Power Struggle!
German Parliament Strengthens the Federal Constitutional Court’s Safeguards. On Thursday in Berlin, 600 MPs voted in favor of…
Top Court Ruling SHOCKS Nation as Faeser’s Constitutional Shield Fails to Protect the Constitution!
Just before the planned vote on a constitutional amendment to protect the Federal Constitutional Court for Thursday, Interior…