Berlin, Bremen, Göttingen, April 30, 2026. By order of the Berlin Administrative Court, the Federal Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM) was ordered to refrain from describing the operators of the "Bookstore of the Wavering Globe" as "political extremists." The case concerned a corresponding statement by…
Category: Press releases from the law firm
PM: Following interview statements: Minister of State for Culture Dr. Weimer refuses to issue a cease-and-desist declaration / Urgent application filed with the Berlin Administrative Court
Berlin, Bremen, Göttingen, March 24, 2026. The authorized representative of the bookstore "Zur schwankenden Weltkugel" (To the Wavering Globe), attorney Dr. Jasper Prigge, filed an urgent application yesterday evening with the Berlin Administrative Court. He seeks to prohibit the Federal Commissioner for Culture and the Media from publicly naming the bookstore and its operators…
PM: Warning against BKM: Bookstore takes legal action against interview statements by the Minister of State for Culture and a Freedom of Information Act request has been filed regarding internal official procedures
Berlin, Bremen, Göttingen, March 19, 2026. The statement by Minister of State for Culture Weimer in Die Zeit on March 18, 2026, that the three bookstores excluded from the German Bookstore Prize were "political extremists," has now had legal consequences. The bookstore "Zur Schwankenden Weltkugel" from Berlin…
Federal Commissioner for Culture and Media lied to bookstores – Two of the excluded bookstores were slated for a special prize – Lawsuits have been filed – Fundraising campaign launched for the bookstores
Berlin, Bremen, Göttingen, March 11, 2026. The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM) actively misled the three bookstores excluded from the German Bookstore Prize. An email sent by the BKM to the bookstores on February 10, 2026, states: “Unfortunately, I must inform you…”
Bookstores announce legal action against the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media and the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution
Berlin, Bremen, Göttingen, March 5, 2026. The German Bookstore Prize is awarded annually to over one hundred bookstores. A jury of experts from the book industry, which changes annually, decides which bookstore will be honored with the prize after reviewing the application materials. The signing off on the list of nominees…
Press Release: Seven years of delayed criminal proceedings after neo-Nazi attack on journalists in Fretterode: The rule of law undermines the protection of journalists and press freedom
More than seven and a half years after the serious attack by neo-Nazis on two journalists in Fretterode (Thuringia) in April 2018, the appeal trial against two neo-Nazis from the Mühlhausen Regional Court begins two days before Christmas on Monday, December 22, 2025.
PM: Second trial after racist attack on August 14, 2022 in Eschwege near the Open Flair festival – third defendant in court for dangerous bodily harm
+++ UPDATE from September 17, 2025 +++ The hearing scheduled for September 18, 2025, has been cancelled due to illness. It will be rescheduled for November or December. On September 18, 2025, a second trial concerning a serious, racially motivated attack by three perpetrators on… will begin at the Eschwege District Court
PM: Another complaint of undue delay in the so-called Fretterode proceedings against the Mühlhausen Regional Court – co-plaintiffs no longer expect satisfaction or protection due to judicial failures
In the so-called Fretterode case, the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) in Karlsruhe, in its judgment of April 13, 2024, overturned the scandalous judgment of the Mühlhausen Regional Court of September 15, 2022 (Case No.: 3 KLs 101 Js 47753/18 jug), citing significant deficiencies in the evaluation of evidence. More than one…
PM: Federal Court of Justice overturns scandalous ruling by the Mühlhausen Regional Court in the so-called Fretterode case – proceedings are referred back to another chamber of the Regional Court and reopened
Göttingen/Karlsruhe, March 13, 2024. In the so-called Fretterode case, the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) in Karlsruhe, following an appeal hearing today (Case No.: 2 StR 237/23), overturned the scandalous judgment of the Mühlhausen Regional Court of September 15, 2022 (Case No.: 3 KLs 101 Js 47753/18 jug) due to significant flaws in…
PM: Trial begins after racist attack on August 14, 2022 in Eschwege near the Open Flair Festival – evidence strongly implicates two defendants
Press release on the start of the trial following a racist attack on August 14, 2022 in Eschwege near the Open Flair Festival
