Wednesday Confab: Supreme Court to Discuss AfD's Gripe on Corona Inquiry Committee
Investigative committee proceedings concerning AfD faced judicial review by the Constitutional Court - The U-Committee reviewed the AfD's case in the Court of Justice.
Hey there!
Get ready for some legal fireworks on Wednesday (11th of June) as the Supreme Court in Wiesbaden takes up the attention-grabbing issue of the AfD's constitutional complaint about the Corona inquiry committee! Rumor has it they've allotted a substantial chunk of time for this little tiff.
But wait - you're probably wondering, what the heck is this Corona inquiry committee thingy all about? It was Hesse's state parliament that cooked up this investigation committee in response to the AfD opposition's request over a year ago - yet it's still hanging in limbo, not doing much more than...well, well, hanging.
From a lengthy list of 43 queries to a trim 7-point affair
Our heavenly lawmakers got together with their fancy-pants legal opinions, scrutinizing the AfD's application for constitutional concerns. After a bit of haggling, they settled on a tidy little 7-point anomaly they think won't upset Hesse's cherished constitution.
The AfD kicked up a constitutional fuss at the end of 2024, demanding a thorough scrutiny of Hesse's past Corona policies and hankering for tweaks to the inquiry committee composition. They reckon the people of Hesse deserve a comprehensive investigation into the former Corona policies.
Documents, documents, and more documents
At first, the AfD wanted to delve into lockdowns, jabs, and PI-esses aka masks. Other factions barked that this was far too broad and stepped on toes best left unwaddled, i.e., those pesky federal authorities who, as it turns out, are none of Hesse's business.
In April 2025, the Corona inquiry committee decided to make a beeline for thousands of pages of documents from assorted state ministries. They also plotted to summon a bunch of experts, including some well-known virologists and research institutes' rockstar academics.
- AfD
- Corona Virus
- Inquiry Committee
- Supreme Court
- Seat of Justice
- Wiesbaden
- Politics
- Hesse
- Wiesbaden State Parliament
P.S. For the insatiably curious, the key terms and key players above might spark your curiosity about broader legal and political scenarios surrounding the AfD in Deutschland. Be sure to take a gander at debates about its portrayal on the airwaves, its tag as having extremist proclivities by the Verfassungsschutz, and so on. To get the precise scoop on this particular grinding legal affair brewing up in Hesse, however, you might want to keep an ear to the ground for updates from official court, or is it courthouse? Ah, never mind, updates from legal news sources should suffice!
The Supreme Court in Wiesbaden will discuss the AfD's constitutional complaint about the Corona inquiry committee on Wednesday, which is being held in response to the AfD's request to Hesse's state parliament over a year ago. In the midst of political debates and general news, policy-and-legislation discussions have been underway to address the AfD's demands for vocational training for those affected by past Corona policies in Hesse.
