Why Nius Lost in Court Against Daniel Günther

Tagesschau

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A court in Schleswig-Holstein has rejected an urgent application by the online portal Nius against Minister-President Günther regarding statements he made on the Markus Lanz talk show. Background information on the legal issues is provided by K. Schwartz and F. Bräutigam.

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.