Overview

• The Administrative Court granted an emergency motion by an opponent, restoring the suspensive effect of a pending suit and pausing the official name change.
• Judges said the district failed to show a special public-interest urgency for immediate execution, noting ceremonies and the 23 August date were not compelling grounds.
• The district appealed to the Higher Administrative Court and says it intends to proceed, but the higher court has not ruled.
• Street signs bearing "Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Straße" were already mounted, and a public unveiling had been scheduled for Saturday before the order.
• The renaming’s legality was upheld in a lead case in July, and the court indicated the pause is likely temporary even as related lawsuits continue.