The number of legal proceedings against coronavirus lockdowns in Germany is starting to be rather impressive. Here are seven that Germany‘s Bundesverfassungsgericht ruled on ONLY ON APRIL 9 AND 10 (Thread)

1) a case against Bavaria‘s lockdown. Admissible, but weighing consequences (freedom against health and life risk in light of limited duration of lockdown) failed on the merits. https://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/SharedDocs/Entscheidungen/DE/2020/04/rk20200409_1bvr080220.html

2) an attempt to get a permission for an assembly of 10 people in Bavaria (topic: freedom to assemble in times of the coronavirus). Injunctive relief not granted https://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/SharedDocs/Entscheidungen/DE/2020/04/qk20200409_1bvq002920.html

3) this one is hilarious: a restaurant in Frankfurt (Main) sued against a local decision that all restaurants had to be closed. Wrong decision though: it had attacked the decision of Frankfurt (Oder). Don‘t ask me how this can happen. Not admissible https://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/SharedDocs/Entscheidungen/DE/2020/04/rk20200409_1bvr079420.html

4) peculiar. Apparently the same assembly as in the case I described earlier. Again the attempt to get injunctive relief. Here it was inadmissable - the first instance court hadn‘t decided yet. https://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/SharedDocs/Entscheidungen/DE/2020/04/qk20200409_1bvq002720.html

5) The lazy. Attacks ALL coronavirus lockdowns in ALL German states. Then doesn‘t state reasons, but simply refers to another case doing the same. Inadmissible https://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/SharedDocs/Entscheidungen/DE/2020/04/qk20200410_1bvq003020.html

6) Companion case. Attacks all state lockdowns. Based on Art. 20 - democracy, rule of law, etc. The problem is: constitutional complaints have to rely on individual rights. Not Art. 20. Inadmissible https://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/SharedDocs/Entscheidungen/DE/2020/04/qk20200410_1bvq002620.html

7) The most interesting one. This one is about religious meetings. A very sensitive issue. Again this was about injunctive relief pending the main decision - so the court had to weigh the interests at stake. In the end: no relief granted. https://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/SharedDocs/Entscheidungen/DE/2020/04/qk20200410_1bvq002820.html