These Nazi slogans are banned in Germany
Björn Höcke is on trial because he shouted the SA slogan “Everything for Germany”. He doesn’t claim to have known that this was forbidden. But which signs and slogans of the National Socialists are actually illegal? Thuringia’s AfD leader is in court today. He is said to have shouted the forbidden slogan “Everything for Germany”, […]
Owners’ association wants to sue against rent control
The traffic light has agreed to extend the rent control in tense housing markets beyond 2025 until 2029. The owners’ association Haus und Grund wants to prevent this. The owners’ association Haus und Grund wants to go to the Federal Constitutional Court against the planned extension of the rent cap. Association President Kai Warnecke announced […]
Controversy over abortion rights flares up again
The Union wants to go to the Constitutional Court against traffic light plans for abortion. CDU politician Frei warns of old wounds and social divisions opening up. A new dispute has broken out over the liberalization of abortion rights in Germany. Next week, proposals will be presented by a government commission – and according to […]
Federal Constitutional Court expands the definition of parents
Actually it’s about contesting paternity. But the highest German court is also shaking up the understanding of parenthood. For the plaintiff, however, the verdict means that the fight must continue. Tobias doesn’t seem really happy, even though he achieved success at the highest German court. The Federal Constitutional Court has strengthened the rights of biological […]
Federal Constitutional Court strengthens rights of biological fathers
What rights do men have in the fight for the legal paternity of their children? The Federal Constitutional Court has now made a judgment. The Federal Constitutional Court has strengthened the position of men in their fight for legal paternity for their biological children. The constitutional complaint by a man from Saxony-Anhalt was partially successful […]
Lisa Paus (Greens) and basic child welfare: A week to forget
Good morning, dear reader, I’m sorry, but when it comes to the Green Family Minister these days Lisa Paus and your Basic child protection I have to think of a scene “The knights of the coconut” think. The film by the British black humorists Monty Python. “No one can get past me!”, sounds a lone […]
AfD is fighting for the post of committee chair in Karlsruhe
In the past, positions in the Bundestag were usually distributed after an election without much fanfare. Things have changed since the AfD sat in the plenary session. Now the highest German court is negotiating this. The Federal Constitutional Court is examining whether the AfD parliamentary group has the right to chair Bundestag committees and whether […]
Federal Constitutional Court examines the right to committee chairs
The AfD does not lead a single federal committee – which is why the party sees its democratic rights violated. The Federal Constitutional Court is now dealing with this. The AfD faction is fighting at the Federal Constitutional Court for the chairs of several Bundestag committees. The highest German court wants to hear the matter […]
Do not comment on democracy from viewer rank
The Basic Law turns 75 years old on May 23rd and the Federal Constitutional Court is monitoring its compliance. But its president also sees citizens as responsible. The President of the Federal Constitutional Court, Stephan Harbarth, has appealed to citizens to personally work to preserve democracy. “In the 75th year of the Basic Law, we […]
Starting signal for the 2025 federal budget with a billion-dollar gap
After the budget dispute is before the budget dispute. At least that is to be expected when the traffic light coalition now negotiates the budget for 2025. Opposites collide again. Here we go again: just a few weeks after the hard-fought decision on the federal budget for the current year, the haggling over the budget […]
