https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Minister of education and research Johanna Wanka violated constitutional law by using an official statement to criticize the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the Federal Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180227/education-ministers-anti-afd-statement-is-unconstitutional-top-court-rules Tue, 27 Feb 2018 15:10:51 +0100 education-ministers-anti-afd-statement-is-unconstitutional-top-court-rules Germany's top court on Wednesday required parliament to legally recognize a "third gender" from birth, potentially making it the first European country to offer intersex people the option of identifying as neither male nor female. https://www.thelocal.de/20171108/germanys-top-court-requires-legal-option-of-third-gender Wed, 08 Nov 2017 11:12:13 +0100 germanys-top-court-requires-legal-option-of-third-gender Germany's highest court on Thursday ruled in favour of deporting suspected terrorists back to their home countries after a man facing deportation argued this was not constitutional. https://www.thelocal.de/20170727/constitutional-court-rules-deportation-of-suspected-terrorists-is-legal Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:16:32 +0200 constitutional-court-rules-deportation-of-suspected-terrorists-is-legal UPDATE: Germany's highest court on Tuesday threw out a bid to ban the far-right NPD party, arguing that the xenophobic fringe outfit is too insignificant to spell a real threat to the democratic order. https://www.thelocal.de/20170117/top-court-to-rule-on-banning-far-right-party Tue, 17 Jan 2017 09:46:33 +0100 top-court-to-rule-on-banning-far-right-party No 'Bayxit' for you: A man's attempt to hold a Brexit-style referendum on whether Bavaria should remain in Germany has been rejected by the country's Constitutional Court. https://www.thelocal.de/20170103/bavaria-must-remain-part-of-germany-says-top-court Tue, 03 Jan 2017 11:02:38 +0100 bavaria-must-remain-part-of-germany-says-top-court Germany's constitutional court will from Tuesday examine whether the ECB overstepped its mandate through a scheme to potentially buy unlimited amounts of government debt. https://www.thelocal.de/20160214/german-court-to-rule-on-ecb-bond-buying Sun, 14 Feb 2016 10:04:53 +0100 german-court-to-rule-on-ecb-bond-buying The Constitutional Court decided on Tuesday that it is within someone's right to freedom of expression to wear the FCK CPS logo, but only if the insult is aimed at police in general. https://www.thelocal.de/20150428/fck-cps-high-court-agrees Tue, 28 Apr 2015 17:43:47 +0200 fck-cps-high-court-agrees In a court case to ban the National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD), the German Constitutional Court called on Monday for federal states to prove that German intelligence agents are not still active in the organisation. https://www.thelocal.de/20150324/high-court-demands-more-proof-in-npd-process Tue, 24 Mar 2015 17:12:36 +0100 high-court-demands-more-proof-in-npd-process The Constitutional Court has ordered the state of North Rhine-Westphalia to review a ban on Islamic veils in its schools. The judges decided that veils do not pose a concrete threat to a school's learning environment. https://www.thelocal.de/20150313/senior-judges-limit-ban-on-islamic-veil Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:26:14 +0100 senior-judges-limit-ban-on-islamic-veil The Constitutional Court is again considering whether to ban the neo-Nazi NPD. Is Germany's democracy strong enough to handle a handful of unpleasant nutters spouting hatred? It should be, but needs a hand, says Hannah Cleaver. https://www.thelocal.de/20131203/tolerate-the-party-but-not Tue, 03 Dec 2013 11:42:00 +0100 tolerate-the-party-but-not A teenager has successfully persuaded Germany's highest court to slap down a judge who said he should be put on the national sex offenders register - because he groped his teenage girlfriend and left a love-bite on her neck. https://www.thelocal.de/20130829/51655 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 10:56:00 +0200 51655 German lawmakers in the upper house of the German parliament launched a new bid on Friday to press the country's top court to ban the neo-Nazi NPD party, nearly 10 years after an earlier attempt failed. https://www.thelocal.de/20121214/46773 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:32:00 +0100 46773 The eurozone cleared a key hurdle towards resolving its debt crisis Wednesday as Germany's top court approved a new European firewall for ratification, with some minor conditions. https://www.thelocal.de/20120912/44915 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:29:00 +0200 44915 A prominent German eurosceptic Sunday filed a complaint against the European Central Bank's new bond-buying programme at the country's top court in a fresh bid to block the eurozone's rescue fund. https://www.thelocal.de/20120909/44863 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 15:17:00 +0200 44863 Germany’s highest court told the government to re-do its homework and do it properly this time, saying a new voting law was against the constitution. https://www.thelocal.de/20120725/43967 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:37:00 +0200 43967 Asylum seekers and war refugees in Germany have been promised a better level of state support by the Constitutional Court - which ruled on Wednesday morning they must get around the same as those on basic unemployment benefits. https://www.thelocal.de/20120718/43823 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:42:00 +0200 43823 Germany’s Constitutional Court began considering the permanent euro bailout fund on Tuesday - while politicians have been so openly pushing for a positive verdict, the justice minister told them to stop. https://www.thelocal.de/20120710/43661 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:56:00 +0200 43661 Around 130,000 refugees in Germany currently subsisting on food stamps and pocket money worth 40 percent less than the basic social support are likely to soon be granted a better standard of living. https://www.thelocal.de/20120621/43287 Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:17:00 +0200 43287 Germany’s top constitutional judge has slammed the country’s politicians for failing to come up with a decent suggestion for how to make election law more democratic – despite having three years to do their homework. https://www.thelocal.de/20120606/42985 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:47:00 +0200 42985 Germany’s Constitutional Court overturned a rule that meant political parties had to get at least five percent of the vote to send representatives to the European Parliament – opening the door to around seven more parties, on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20111109/38757 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:13:00 +0100 38757