incompatibility of a state sovereign act with the existing constitution
Key FactsVonovia Says Berlin Housing Plans Are Unconstitutional
3 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
- Under the preliminary roadmap, companies with at least 10,000 apartments would receive compensation while retaining 10,000 units as a core holding.
- According to Elif Eralp, five companies would be affected; around 160,000 apartments would enter municipal ownership, with compensation capped at €16 billion.
- A bill is planned for mid-2028; before taking effect one year later, the Constitutional Court is expected to review it.
- The federal government currently sees no urgent need for action and will first await decisions by Berlin’s parties.
We are convinced that the proposed and planned form of municipalization would be unconstitutional and would not withstand judicial review.— Vonovia SE; statement in response to Berlin's planned expropriation/municipalization of large housing companies
Red-Green-Red Coalition: Former Constitutional Court Justice Di Fabio Considers Voting Rights for Foreigners in Berlin Unconstitutional
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Debate about wealth tax in Thuringia: Businesses criticize ever-increasing burdens
thueringer-allgemeine.de/politik/article413466201/debatte-um-vermoegensteuer-in-thueringen-wirtschaft-kritisiert-immer-neue-belastungen.html
Supreme Court declares 2024, 2025 budgets unconstitutional: (1st UPDATE) The SC rules that in so far as the 2024 and 2025 budgets are concerned ...
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The Constitutional Court considers the year-round hunting of golden jackals in Tyrol to be unconstitutional. ➡️ Golden jackal may no longer be hunted year-round in Tyrol | Tiroler Tageszeitung Online To the article: Golden jackal may no longer be hunted year-round in Tyrol | Tiroler Tageszeitung Online
Hape Kerkeling spoke out clearly at a hearing in the Thuringian state parliament regarding the potential ban of the AfD: The Basic Law is "anti-fascist ... Show more
Judge puts the brakes on Trump: CNN allowed back into the White House - | but one privilege remains denied
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“Clearly unconstitutional”: This is how the SPD and CDU react to BSW budget demands
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Wind power lease cap: 13 billion in savings - | but unconstitutional?: Minister Reiche wants to cap wind power leases; the VKU (Association of Municipal ...
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On the night of Sunday, October 4th, shouts of "Sieg Heil" were reportedly heard from a group on a Stuttgart light rail train ... Show more
US court halts AI-generated nude image ban after lawsuit by Musk's xAI: xAI sued against a law allowing the creation of AI-generated fake nude images
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Police report: Man says "Sieg Heil!" on emergency phone in Burg: Criminal complaint filed
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By preliminary injunction: Musk's xAI stops law against AI-generated nude images
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More money for 35,000 civil servants from December: Brandenburg is accelerating preparations
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"Unconstitutional": Berlin Left Party sues Economics Minister Reiche after video - | Deadline Tuesday
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Court temporarily lifts media ban from White House: A US court has temporarily lifted President Trump's ban on journalists from the White House ...
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Sarah Beyer from Deutsche Wohnen & Co Enteignen: "This is unconstitutional": After the Left Party's election victory, Deutsche Wohnen & Co Enteignen senses ...
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USA: Court halts Trump's media ban on the White House: A US federal judge has lifted the ban on CNN, MSNBC, and Politico. The exclusion was likely ...
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Press freedom: Trump must allow banned journalists back: A federal judge has ruled the exclusion of media outlets from the White House press corps ...
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Karlsruhe rebukes Bavarian judiciary: Apartment search in Nuremberg not legal: Germany's highest court has ruled against a search operation by the Bavarian ...
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Controversy surrounding Vienna sabbatical shared apartment: Lawyer Heinz Mayer sees a "breach of the constitution"
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Vienna's "time-out shared apartment": Lawyer Mayer identifies a "breach of the constitution"
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AfD and Remigration: Does Ulrich Siegmund Want Armaments for Deportations?: Anyone who uses armaments for deportations, thus apparently intending to ...
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OpinionSZ Podcast: Carolin Emcke and Bijan Moini on the unconstitutionality of the AfD: Bijan Moini worked on an expert opinion on the AfD for months ...
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Unconstitutional election promises: How the AfD is using the broadcasting fee to stir up sentiment
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OpinionBern police law: Federal Supreme Court declares parts unconstitutional: Automated vehicle searches and body cameras: The Federal Supreme Court has declared parts ...
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DGB considers reform of civil servant salaries in Hesse unconstitutional: The Hessian government wants to restructure the salaries of civil servants ...
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Shocking Figures: Here's How Much Berlin's Years of Inequity Toward Civil Servants Is Costing Taxpayers
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Key FactsBerlin may face billions in civil-service back payments
Aug 20, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: merkur.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: merkur.de
- In September 2025, the Federal Constitutional Court found the pay of state civil servants between 2008 and 2020 unconstitutional in 95 percent of cases.
- The confidential overview lists up to 123,256 euros for a B11 senator and 19,406 euros for an A7 police officer, provided they filed an objection in time.
- Berlin must adopt constitutionally compliant pay legislation by 31 March 2027 at the latest; planned increases of 3.8 percent from April 2026 and 2.0 percent from March 2027 apply to all state civil servants independently of the back payments.
- According to media reports, the back payments will cost at least half a billion euros and could reach 7.2 billion euros in the extreme case, while Berlin’s finance administration expects an initial payout with August 2026 salaries if the remedial law is enacted in time.
Broadside against the government: Land levy for Tyrolean farmers unconstitutional
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Trump Is Being Sued Over Premium Access to Truth Social: Users are expected to pay up to $100,000 per month for premium access to Trump's social media platform ...
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Bodycams remain: How the Canton of Bern reacts to the court ruling: The Federal Court has declared parts of the Bern police law unconstitutional. However ...
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“Corrupt and unconstitutional”: Trump sued over $100,000 service: Trump is being sued over paid access to his official Truth social media posts.
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Dealing with Families: Legal Expert Brosius-Gersdorf Considers the AfD’s Election Platform in Saxony-Anhalt to Be Unconstitutional
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The Federal Supreme Court has declared the storage of license plate numbers of law-abiding drivers in the Canton of Bern unconstitutional. 👉 More on this: Bernese police law: Federal Supreme Court rebukes canton for vehicle surveillance
Donald Trump: Organizations sue Trump over premium access to online service: Two media organizations are filing a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump ...
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Intelligence services: Opposition and data protection commissioner criticize intelligence reform
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Intelligence service reform? "This is simply unconstitutional": Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann sharply criticizes the planned reform of the intelligence services ...
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Washington refunds $100 billion in "Liberation Day" tariffs: The refunds follow a February ruling by the US Supreme Court: By a vote of six to three ...
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SC affirms unconstitutionality of monitoring systems imposed on commercial fishing vessels | ABS-CBN News
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Can the AfD be banned, Mr. Moini?: A new expert opinion concludes that the AfD is unconstitutional. In an interview, the lawyer Bijan Moini ...
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OpinionData protection officer on intelligence service reform: The BND is upgrading: The Federal Data Protection Commissioner Specht-Riemenschneider is raising the ...
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Expert opinion on ban proceedings: "AfD is demonstrably unconstitutional": A legal opinion has determined that the AfD is unconstitutional. What the background ...
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Key FactsNGO Report Declares AfD Constitutionally Unlawful
Jun 25, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
- The NGO Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte (GFF) finds the AfD violates democratic principles and human dignity.
- An eight-member team completed the report in 13 months, analyzing over 30,000 public documents.
- The SPD and Greens advocate legal steps and a ban due to the AfD’s growing radicalization.
- Party expulsions against extremist members are lacking, while the AfD maintains ties to far-right groups.
When our democracy is threatened, all democrats are obliged to act. Therefore, for the SPD, in addition to political confrontation with the AfD, there must also be a legal step to protect our democracy.— Bärbel Bas, SPD co-chair, in Berlin, advocating legal steps to protect democracy
SPD MP Döring calls for AfD ban after new expert opinion: An expert opinion from the Society for Civil Rights concludes that the AfD is unconstitutional ...
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Expert opinion considers statements by Paderborn AfD politician to be inhumane: The authors of an expert opinion conclude that the AfD is unconstitutional ...
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Is the AfD unconstitutional? A legal opinion by a team led by lawyer Bijan Moini comes to this conclusion. In an interview with SPIEGEL ... Show more
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Petition to Ban the AfD Gathers More Than 1.3 Million Signatures: The organizers launched the appeal on Thursday following the release of a legal opinion that ...
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Socialization campaign DWE: Merz's approach is unconstitutional: The federal government wants to prohibit the states from socializing large housing companies ...
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Left Party announces constitutional challenge against the successor to the basic income - | and calls them “real social parasites”
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Solingen attack: Court strengthens Kapteinat's investigative efforts: The North Rhine-Westphalia Constitutional Court declares the rejection of motions for ...
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US ruling shakes the foundations of transatlantic data transfers: The Supreme Court has declared the independence of the FTC unconstitutional ...
heise.de/news/Kartenhaus-Wie-ein-US-Urteil-den-transatlantischen-Datenfluss-sprengen-koennte-11349599.html
Expert opinion declares Reich's heating law unconstitutional - | Ministry rejects accusations
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New expert opinion on unconstitutionality: Members of Parliament urge AfD ban proceedings
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Paid articlePaywall OpinionThe situation this evening: Enough grounds for a trip to the Federal Constitutional Court?
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Legal opinion - | AfD is unconstitutional: According to a legal opinion by the Society for Civil Rights, the AfD is unconstitutional.
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Criticism of ICE operations: Federal judge halts investigation against Tim Walz: A US court accuses the Trump administration of pressuring Democratic politicians ...
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Expert Opinion: Reich's New Heating Law Is Unconstitutional: The draft for the Federal Government's new heating law has now also been officially rejected ...
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Ruling: Bavarian children allowed to play alone in green spaces: Children, even those under ten, are allowed to play alone in green spaces and parks – without ...
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Cuts to federal subsidy "arbitrary" and "unconstitutional" - | German Medical Journal
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The Swiss People's Party (SVP), the FDP (Liberal Party), and the Center Party wanted to enshrine freedom of choice regarding vaccination in the Aargau ... Show more
Canton of Aargau: Government Council clearly rejects cantonal ban on mandatory vaccination
Canton of Aargau: Government Council clearly rejects cantonal ban on mandatory vaccination
Thurnher: Savings plans for the ORF could be unconstitutional: "Does anyone in this country really believe that Austria will be better off if the ORF is worse ...
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The AfD and Power: Why Civil Servants Are Important: The politicization of the civil service, as advocated by the AfD, is unconstitutional ...
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Is the property tax in Baden-Württemberg legal? This is the court ruling: The Federal Fiscal Court in Munich has dismissed a lawsuit by homeowners against the ...
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Press freedom in the USA: New York Times sues US Department of Defense again: Journalists are now only allowed to enter the Pentagon accompanied by an escort ...
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Why the new heating law must not fail in Karlsruhe: Could the new law be unconstitutional? That would be more than just embarrassing and would ultimately only ...
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Heating law: Expert opinion deems changes unconstitutional: The CDU-affiliated Climate Union considers the coalition's new heating law an unconstitutional ...
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OpinionCivil servant salaries in Berlin are developing into a ticking time bomb: A look into the huge archive of files at the State Administration Office.
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Is Hesse's initiative against antisemitism unconstitutional?: More than 30 experts do not consider Hesse's initiative to criminalize the denial of ...
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On the ICE train to Hamburg: Man shouts Nazi slogans and threatens passenger with violence
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Paid articlePaywallRent policy in Berlin: Self-incrimination made in Berlin: The Berlin Senate wants to combat rent gouging with a rent register. But the idea could be ...
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