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3w ago

Brandenburg Court Upholds 2020 Mask Mandate While Striking Down Assembly Curbs

Grounded in 2020 health data from Brandenburg, relying on the Basic Law’s proportionality standard, the court voided broad prohibitions on public gatherings as unconstitutional after deeming mask requirements lawful.

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Die Einschränkung von Versammlungen in Brandenburg während der Coronapandemie ist nicht mit der Verfassung vereinbar gewesen. Entsprechende Regelungen in der Eindämmungsverordnung seien nichtig, teilte das Gericht in Potsdam mit.

Overview

  • The court confirmed that the mask requirement for individuals over six in stores and on public transport under the May and June 2020 regulations was constitutional based on the virus risks known at the time.
  • Provisions banning public and private assemblies in the May 8, 2020 regulation were invalidated for unduly infringing on freedom of assembly.
  • The ruling resolves a Normenkontrollklage by the AfD parliamentary group, whose challenge largely failed apart from securing the overturn of assembly restrictions.
  • Judges applied the Basic Law’s proportionality test and found that mask mandates met legal standards for public health measures under the information available in 2020.
  • An emergency decision from June 3, 2020 that reopened demonstrations with more than 150 participants anticipated the court’s broader defense of assembly rights in this latest ruling.