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Suspect Signals Court Testimony
The upcoming trial of Taleb A., accused of the devastating 2024 attack on the Magdeburg Christmas market, is…
Stocks Surge Trump Tariffs Face Court
Market Performance Intertwined with Supreme Court Scrutiny of Trump-Era Tariffs US stock markets registered gains Wednesday, fueled by…
German Court Strikes Down Pandemic Triage Rules
The German Federal Constitutional Court has struck down key provisions of the Infection Protection Act relating to triage…
German Court Upholds Soldier Murder Conviction
The Federal Criminal Court (Bundesgerichtshof) has upheld the conviction and life sentence of a Russian national for the…
Court Invalidates Pre-Deportation Arrests
The Federal Constitutional Court has ruled in favor of multiple constitutional complaints challenging preemptive detentions preceding deportation orders,…
Bremen Court Overturns City Budget
The State Constitutional Court of Bremen has declared the city-state’s budgetary laws for 2023 and 2024 unconstitutional, raising…
Court Ruling Bolsters Church Workplace Rights
The Federal Constitutional Court’s recent ruling on religious labor law has ignited a complex debate surrounding the scope…
Court Backs Church Employer Rights
The Federal Constitutional Court has overturned a ruling by the Federal Labour Court, triggering a significant debate surrounding…
Frankfurt Court Targets Russian Funds
A significant legal proceeding has commenced in Frankfurt am Main with the Higher Regional Court initiating forfeiture proceedings…
Pets Now Travel Baggage EU Court
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has issued a ruling with significant implications for air travel and the…
Court Reopens TV Fee Dispute Weighs Program Balance
A significant legal challenge to Germany’s public broadcasting fee system has gained traction after a ruling by the…
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…
Greens Urge Left to Back Court Nominees
The Green Party intends to cast unified votes for all three candidates vying for positions on the Federal…
Germany Debates Constitution Court Selection
The Left party intends to support both candidates nominated by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) for election to…
Lidl Plus Wins Court Battle
The Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Federation of German Consumer Associations…
Emmenegger Named Constitutional Court Nominee
The Bundestag’s Judicial Affairs Committee has put forward Sigrid Emmenegger as a candidate for a position on the…
Spahn Praises SPD’s Court Candidate
A leading figure within the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has expressed strong support for Sigrid Emmenegger, the Social…
Judges Urge Swift Constitutional Court Vote
The German Federal Constitutional Court faces continued delays in filling vacant positions, prompting calls for swift action from…
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…
EU Court Backs US Data Transfer Deal
The Court of Justice of the European Union has dismissed a legal challenge brought by a French citizen…
Hasselmann Criticizes Delay in Court Judge Selection
Members of the Green Party are urging parties within the German parliament to expedite the selection of new…
Dobrindt Defends Afghan Admission Policy After Court Ruling
Germany’s Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has affirmed the government’s position following a recent ruling by the Berlin-Brandenburg Higher…
Stocks Fall Trump Seeks Court Ruling
US stock markets experienced a decline on Tuesday At the close of trading in New York, the Dow…
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…
German Judge Urges Swift Court Appointment
Former German Constitutional Court Judge Dieter Grimm has urged the Union and Social Democratic Party (SPD) to promptly…
German Court Upholds Conviction In Valeriia Murder Case
Germany’s Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) has dismissed the appeal of a man convicted of the murder of…
Barley Rejects Constitutional Court Role
Katarina Barley, a Vice-President of the European Parliament, has dismissed speculation linking her to a potential appointment as…
Greens Slam SPD Secrecy Over Court Pick
Discontent is brewing within Germany’s Green Party regarding the Social Democrats’ (SPD) handling of a potential candidate for…
Berlin Court Rejects RBB Challenge to Broadcasting Agreement
Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has dismissed a complaint lodged by public broadcaster Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) concerning provisions within…
AfD Challenges Court Ruling on Suspicion Procedures
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has filed a constitutional complaint with the Federal Constitutional Court challenging a…
SPD Names New Judge Candidate for Top Court
Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) have identified a new candidate for a judge at the Federal Constitutional Court in…
Scheuer Faces Court Over Toll System Claims
Following the indictment of former Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer (CSU) regarding potential false statements made before the inquiry…
German Court Orders Entry for Jordanian Toddler
Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has ruled in favor of an urgent application allowing a Jordanian toddler entry into…
German Dispute Damages Court Credibility
The co-leader of Germany’s Green Party, Felix Banaszak, has strongly criticized the conservative Union bloc following the withdrawal…
Court Orders Deutsche Bahn to Cover Stuttgart 21 Overruns
The German national railway company, Deutsche Bahn, will bear the substantial additional costs associated with the Stuttgart 21…
Minister Slams Treatment of Court Nominee
The Federal Justice Minister, Stefanie Hubig of the SPD, has strongly condemned the treatment surrounding the candidate for…
EU Court Tightens Safe Country Assessments
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has issued a ruling clarifying and strengthening the criteria for EU member…
Poseck Reviews Safe Country List After EU Court Ruling
Hesse’s Interior Minister Roman Poseck has acknowledged that a recent ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ)…
Masks Scandal Case Heads to Top Court
The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) is poised to deliver rulings on six out of seven pending legal…
Schwesig Defends Top Court Pick
A dispute has arisen between the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) regarding the…
AfD Offers Concessions to Court Potential Union Alliance
Negotiations surrounding potential coalition-building at the national level are entering a new phase, with discussions centered on potential…
SPD Defends Court Nominee
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) has firmly rejected a proposal by the Christian Social Union (CSU) advocating for…
Court Declares Clean Environment a Human Right
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague has formally recognized the right to a “clean, healthy…
Referees Now Eligible for Labor Court Action
A recent ruling by the Higher Labour Court of Cologne has determined that referees employed by the German…
Conservatives Reject Left’s Court Appointment Power
Negotiations regarding appointments to the Federal Constitutional Court are facing a delicate balancing act, with discussions centered on…
Left Demands Concessions in Court Appointment Talks
Negotiations surrounding the election of judges to the Federal Constitutional Court are entering a delicate phase, with the…
Klingbeil Demands New Constitutional Court Vote
The parliamentary leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Vice Chancellor, Lars Klingbeil, reaffirmed his commitment to…
Academic Defends Karlsruhe Court Nomination
The nomination of Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf to the Federal Constitutional Court has sparked debate, but her former doctoral advisor,…
Experts Urge CDU Choice for Top Court
A leading constitutional lawyer has voiced concerns regarding the political maneuvering surrounding the upcoming selection of a judge…
Söder Urges SPD to Drop Court Nominee
The nomination of Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf as a candidate for the Federal Constitutional Court is facing increasing challenges, according…
Greens Demand Voice in Court Appointments
The German Green Party parliamentary group leader, Britta Haßelmann, has cautioned the current coalition government – comprised of…
Spahn Blasted Over Court Vote Delay
The ongoing debate surrounding the postponed election of judges for the Federal Constitutional Court has seen sharp exchanges…
Söder Praises Klingbeil Despite Court Dispute
Despite recent difficulties surrounding the failed election for the Federal Constitutional Court, the leader of the Christian Social…
Price Controls Challenge Fails at Germany’s Top Court
The Federal Constitutional Court has rejected two constitutional complaints filed by pharmaceutical companies challenging measures aimed at drug…
Left Party Seeks More East German Judges on Top Court
A renewed call for greater representation of judges from eastern Germany has been voiced within the state parliament…
Union Questions Support for Top Court Nominee
The nomination process for Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf as a judge on Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has been thrown into…
Thierse Urges Calm in Germany’s Court Dispute
Former Bundestag President Wolfgang Thierse, a longstanding member of the Central Committee of German Catholics, has urged both…
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…
Amthor Voices Concerns Over Court Nominee
Concerns raised by the center-right Union faction regarding the candidacy of Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf for a position on the…
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’s Top Court Facing Crisis
The postponement of elections for new judges at the Federal Constitutional Court, following developments in the Bundestag, has…
Germany Delays Constitutional Court Elections
The German Bundestag has voted to remove all three elections for judges of the Federal Constitutional Court from…
German Court Blocks Mandatory Ticket Data
A ruling by the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main has determined that Deutsche Bahn Fernverkehr AG…
Germany Accuses Opposition of Damaging Court
The Minister-President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Manuela Schwesig (SPD), has voiced criticism regarding the handling of the nomination of Frauke…
Left Party Warns Against AfD Ties in Court Vote
A dispute has arisen within the German Bundestag concerning the upcoming election for a judge at the Federal…
CDU Disputes SPD Candidate for Court
00 AM to address internal disagreements surrounding the selection of Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf, the SPD’s nominee for a position…
Germany Court Strikes Down Berlin University Law
The Federal Constitutional Court has deemed certain provisions of Berlin’s Higher Education Act incompatible with the Basic Law…
Hoffmann Backs Constitutional Court Candidate
A prominent figure within the Christian Social Union (CSU) has publicly defended the candidacy of Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf, nominated…
Germany Court Removes Crucifix From School
A regional administrative court in Bavaria has ruled that the display of a crucifix in the entrance hall…
Ramelow to Vote for Union-Backed Court Candidate
Bundestag Vice President Bodo Ramelow, representing the Left party, has announced his intention to vote for Günter Spinner,…
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,…
Court Ruling Sparks Union Criticism of Afghan Intake Program
A decision by a Berlin administrative court regarding the federal Afghanistan resettlement program has drawn sharp criticism and…
Ministers Pledge Cooperation After Court Appointment
Following the state cabinet’s decision to appoint Carsten Günther as the future president of the Higher Administrative Court,…
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…
Court Orders Germany to Grant Visas to Afghan Family
A German administrative court has ordered the federal government to grant visas to an Afghan citizen and her…
Left Party Demands Voice in Court Appointments
The Left party is pressing for a greater role in the selection process for new judges at the…
Germany Warns of Far-Right Influence in Court Elections
Negotiations are intensifying in Berlin as political parties grapple with the upcoming selection of judges for Germany’s Federal…
AfD May Block Court Appointment
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) is reserving its position on the upcoming vote to fill three vacancies on…
Leftist Party Demands Voice in Court Appointments
Negotiations and representation are at the forefront as Germany prepares to appoint three new judges to the Federal…
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)…
Lefts Power Grab Threatens Court Independence
The process for selecting judges for Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) is facing scrutiny following a recent call…
Power Struggle Shakes German Court
Negotiations have culminated in an apparent agreement between the Union and SPD factions regarding potential candidates for three…
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…
German Court President Threatens to Upend Asylum Rejection Policy
The President of the Federal Administrative Court, Andreas Korbmacher, has criticized the more restrictive asylum policy of the…
German Court Chief Warns of Approval Chaos
German Administrative Court President Andreas Korbmacher Urges Swift Action on EU Emergency Regulation Successor The President of the…
German Court Orders Profile Purge
A German court has ruled that Facebook must delete user accounts that are exclusively used for defamatory posts.…
Compact’s Victory: Federal Court Overturns ‘Right-Wing Extremist’ Ban, but Slams Magazine’s ‘Remigration Concept’
A German court has lifted the ban on a magazine, finding that its content did not cross the…
Residents Lose in Court, Street Polls Stay
Berlin’s Administrative Court Rejects Neukölln Residents’ Emergency Application to Halt Traffic Reduction Measures The Berlin-Brandenburg Administrative Court has…
Demands for Certainty as Minister Defies Court Ruling
A German Interior Ministry official, Uli Grötsch, is urging the Federal Minister of the Interior, Alexander Dobrindt, to…
Germany’s Politicians Turn to Court, But at What Cost?
A former German justice minister has expressed concern over the increasing number of lawsuits and criminal charges filed…
Court Rules Against Passenger Claiming Long Security Check
A German court has dismissed a passenger’s claim for compensation after he missed a flight due to a…
German Court President Warns of ‘Streamlining’ Disaster
German Federal Court President, Bettina Limperg, has expressed skepticism towards a fundamental reform of the criminal procedure code.…
German Supreme Court Slams ‘Success Fee’ as Unfair!
German court rules on invalid contract clause in study placement brokerage In a recent decision, the German Federal…
BREAKING: WSW’s Wagenknecht Demands Swift Decision in Electoral Review, Threatens to Take Bundestag to Court
German Left Party Seeks Re-Evaluation of Election Results in German Parliament The chair of the German Left Party,…
Court Rules Rejection of Asylum Seekers at Borders Illegal
A German Court’s Ruling Puts Pressure on Asylum Policy A recent ruling by the Berlin Administrative Court has…
Hospital Wars: NRW’s Winning Streak in Court Battles
A recent development in the ongoing debate over the healthcare reform in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia…
BREAKTHROUGH OR ILLUSION? US Court Ruling on Trump Tariffs Sparks Hopes and Fears in Europe
Washington, D.C., March 2023 – The recent decision by a US federal court to largely lift the tariffs…