Daniel Günther Prevails Against Nius

Spiegel

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Julian Reichelt and his online portal »Nius« like to drum for freedom of expression. What happens, however, if a statement does not fit, has been shown by the lawsuit against the Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein. A court has now rejected the complaint.

Frankfurter Allgemeine

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Nius fails with an application for injunction in court. Daniel Günther spoke with Lanz as a politician, not as Prime Minister, according to the court.

Welt

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Stage victory for Prime Minister Daniel Günther (CDU): The Schleswig Administrative Court sees Günther's criticism of the online portal "Nius" as the expression of a party politician – and not that of a representative of the state of Schleswig-Holstein. A decisive difference.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

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Administrative Court: The CDU politician was allowed to criticize the media portal – because he did not do so in his role as Prime Minister.

Zeit Online

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The portal "Nius" accuses Schleswig-Holstein's Prime Minister Daniel Günther of violating the requirement of neutrality. A court sees no basis for this.

zdfheute.de

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Due to critical statements in the talk show "Markus Lanz", the online portal "Nius" sued the Schleswig-Holstein Prime Minister. A court dismissed the lawsuit.