German Top Court Expected to Extend Yes, But Doctrine

Germany's Federal Constitutional Court has ruled that homosexual couples may no longer be disadvantaged in income tax rights. Political scientist and lawyer Sabine Berghahn evaluates the judgment. DW: Germany's Federal Constitutional Court has ...

The German central bank, the Bundesbank, will have a central role in this week's Federal Constitutional Court hearing on complaints filed against the permanent European bailout fund known as the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and the bond ...

The Federal Constitutional Court was holding a second day of hearings to weigh allegations that the ECB's plan to purchase government bonds amounted to financing for governments, which is illegal for the central bank. Critics also say it exposes ...

In a rare case of unanimity, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with a California raisin grower in his battle against the federal raisin marketing order, ruling that the grower can have his day in court against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which ...

Federal Lawsuit Filed Today Challenges Alabama Hospital Staff Privileges Law Montgomery, Alabama — To protect access to safe and legal abortion in Alabama, Planned Parenthood Southeast and Reproductive Health Services are challenging an Alabama ...

Five merchants and their principals have filed a lawsuit in federal district court in New York challenging the constitutionality of a state law that prohibits merchants from imposing a surcharge on credit card purchases. New York is one of 10 states ...

The ruling on Wednesday by the Federal Constitutional Court on the euro bailout fund makes one thing very clear: The Karlsruhe-based institution will not stop European integration because it can't. The justices have created expectations among the ...

"We do not want the curb of a citizens' right granted by the Constitution", Alak told Radio Continental. "The Federal State shall appeal that ruling, because it declared unconstitutional, a law that is fully constitutional", added the Justice ...

Once again, the financial world will direct its attention to Germany's Federal Court in Karlsruhe. Judges there will examine whether the ECB was within its mandate - and EU law - in purchasing billions in state bonds. It was the largest ...