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A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to permanent psychiatric care by a Berlin court for setting fire to a homeless outreach bus belonging to the Berliner Stadtmission on New Year's Day, with the judge stating the arsonist acted in a delusion.
A Berlin court sentenced a Chinese man to five years in prison for aiding and abetting aggravated rape and sexual coercion, raising questions about the leniency of the German justice system in this case.
A Berlin court has sentenced Chinese doctor Shao Zhiting to five years in prison for his involvement in an online sexual abuse network known as 'Driving School for Experts'.
A court in Berlin has overturned the decision to close Görlitzer Park at night with a fence, following protests from citizens.
The Berlin Administrative Court has ruled that State Minister for Culture Wolfram Weimer is prohibited from referring to the operators of a Berlin bookstore as 'political extremists'.
An appeals court in Berlin ruled that a violent assault on a Jewish student was not antisemitic in motive, commuting the attacker's prison sentence.
A Berlin administrative court has ruled against a homeowner's plan to fell a pine tree to make way for solar panels, highlighting the complexities of Germany's energy transition.
A Berlin administrative court has ruled that a community of apartment owners is responsible for sealing a leaky roof, even if the damage was caused by a single co-owner.
Software problems have caused significant IT outages in Berlin courts, preventing judges from logging into servers, leaving cases unprocessed, and sending staff home.
A German doctor has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of at least 15 patients using lethal drug cocktails. This case marks one of Germany's largest serial murder investigations, with the doctor suspected in dozens more deaths.
A Berlin court has ruled that Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party must return a record €2.35 million donation, which it accepted illegally before last year's election.
The Berlin Court of Auditors has criticized a Berlin Senator regarding the allocation of funding for anti-Semitism projects, labeling it "evidently unlawful," with the Left party demanding the cultural senator's dismissal.
A court in Berlin has sentenced four men as members of the Islamist group Hamas, who were accused of establishing a network for potential attacks and setting up weapons depots in Europe.
The Berlin Administrative Court had ordered the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) to reinstate interrupted advertising for the Nius portal. The Higher Administrative Court has now ruled that this can be suspended for the time being.
The Berlin administrative court ruled that Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) must reactivate an advertising campaign by the portal Nius, which BVG had previously stopped.
A Berlin court is scheduled to deliver its verdict in the case of a doctor accused of murdering 15 seriously ill patients. Separately, German lawmakers are debating plans to expand digital investigation powers for police.
A Berlin administrative court has ruled that video cameras and mandatory ID checks at the entrances of some Berlin outdoor swimming pools are permissible and do not violate data protection regulations, measures introduced in 2023 following incidents of violence.
The Berlin Regional Court has ruled that critical parts of Correctiv's "Masterplan" report, which detailed a "secret meeting" in Potsdam, are "essentially untrue," describing them as unclear, inaccurate, and incomplete. Correctiv maintains it deciphered "völkisch camouflage terms."
A Berlin court has sentenced four men for gathering and storing weapons as part of a Hamas-linked cell, with prosecutors identifying potential targets including US and Israeli sites in Germany.