Brandenburg's court: masking must remain - the ban on assembly tipped!

Brandenburg's court: masking must remain - the ban on assembly tipped!

Brandenburg, Deutschland - On June 28, 2025, a current decision by the Brandenburg Constitutional Court caused a sensation. The judges declared the mask obligation from 2020, which was introduced during the Corona pandemic, according to an AfD parliamentary group as a state control lawsuit. In contrast, the ban on meeting was declared unconstitutional by public and private events at the time. This could have far -reaching consequences for future regulations to combat health protection measures.

The mask obligation imposed by the state government in May 2020 in order to contain health risks, had to be used for all people from the age of six in shops and public transport. In addition, public and private meetings were largely prohibited, events with up to 50 people were only allowed in the open air, provided they were approved.

Development of the Corona rules

The legal framework for the Corona regulations was continuously adapted. The judges of the Constitutional Court decided on June 3, 2020 that meetings with more than 150 participants were again possible under certain conditions, but remained subject to approval. In addition, the mask obligation was considered to be temporary in this decision.

With the new regulations that came into force on June 12, 2020, there were significant loosening. For example, public and private events, such as services and concerts, were organized with up to 1,000 people, while demonstrations were no longer an upper limit. However, minimum distances and the control of access remained essential.

legal consequences and political reactions

With the current decision, the court underlines the need for some health care measures, while the ban on meeting is also questioned. The majority of the AfD standards control lawsuit was unsuccessful. This lawsuit, which wanted to question the legal foundations of the Corona regulations, was not considered to be valid by the judges. If the legal disputes about the pandemic measures in public are sometimes discussed, the judges admit that mask obligation is justified to contain health risks, which brings a breath of fresh air.

As it goes on with the Corona rules in Brandenburg, it remains to be seen. It is clear that the legal disputes, as well as the political debate about the correct use of future pandemics or health crises, are not over. For the Cologne team, this means that they must continue to remain vigilant and to adapt to possible changes to the regulations.

For more information on this topic, on [Welt] (https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article256306202/corona-ichtigt-masken- masken- assembly-war-war-war-war-war-war-war-war-html) as well [SPIEGEL] (https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/Justiz/brandenburg-verlungsgericht-besta-corona-masken- after-NORMENCOLLAGE-TER-AFD-AFD-AfD-AFD2FD2CC-451F-9D8-B48986DC2C9).