The Local Germany 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 Supreme Court rules on legal highs The Supreme Court ruled today on the dangers of some so-called "legal highs", setting new sentencing thresholds for possession of the drugs. https://www.thelocal.de/20150114/supreme-court-rules-on-legal-highs Wed, 14 Jan 2015 13:39:00 +0100 supreme-court-rules-on-legal-highs Court: Man must share lottery win with ex-wife A German court on Wednesday ordered a pensioner to share his €500,000 lottery winnings with his ex-wife despite splitting up with her eight years before hitting the jackpot. https://www.thelocal.de/20131016/52433 Wed, 16 Oct 2013 18:01:00 +0200 52433 Talking to self not evidence, court rules Germany’s highest court has ruled that an overheard soliloquy cannot be used as evidence against a suspect, meaning that a two-year-old murder case will have to be re-tried. https://www.thelocal.de/20111223/39695 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:08:00 +0100 39695