German court rules display of Nazi slogans permissible if they’re not in German

October 6th, 2009 Demjanjuk trial in Germany to start Nov. 30MUNICH — John Demjanjuk's trial on charges of being an accessory to the murder of thousands at a Nazi death camp will begin Nov.

October 2nd, 2009 German court says Demjanjuk trial can go aheadMUNICH — A German court said Friday it has ruled that John Demjanjuk can be tried on charges of being an accessory to the murder of thousands at a Nazi death camp, and that the trial likely will start in early November. The Munich state court said it accepted prosecutors' indictment against the 89-year-old on Thursday, a necessary step in German legal proceedings, and ordered that Demjanjuk remain in custody.

September 10th, 2009 German court: Demjanjuk trial not before NovemberMUNICH — A German court expects John Demjanjuk's trial on charges of being an accessory to the murder of thousands at a Nazi death camp to begin in November at the earliest. The court in Munich said in a statement Thursday that it would announce its decision on the trial date at the end of September and make no further statements beforehand.

September 2nd, 2009 German court lets boy be named 'Djehad' _ holy warBERLIN — A Berlin court has upheld rulings in favor of parents who sought to name their son Djehad, a variation on the Arabic "jihad," or holy war. The superior court upheld two lower court rulings allowing the name on grounds that it is recognized for males in Arabic-speaking countries.

August 12th, 2009 German convicted of Nazi crimes slams verdictBERLIN — A 90-year-old former German army officer convicted of Nazi-era war crimes said Wednesday that the verdict against him was a "swindle." Josef Scheungraber said in a television interview in his native Bavaria that he was innocent and would appeal the verdict. "They cannot lock me up because this whole nonsense is invented and made up," he said, according to a copy of the interview provided to The Associted Press.

August 11th, 2009 German neo-Nazi's Holocaust denial sentence upheldBERLIN — A German federal court on Tuesday upheld the Holocaust denial conviction of a founding member of a left-wing terrorist group turned neo-Nazi, saying he must serve his six-year sentence. The Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe threw out Horst Mahler's appeal of the Munich state court ruling made in February.

July 13th, 2009 Prosecutors formally charge DemjanjukMUNICH — German prosecutors have formally charged John Demjanjuk with 27,900 counts of being an accessory to murder. Munich prosecutors say in a brief statement that the charges were filed on Monday.

July 7th, 2009 German court rules Nazi suspect fit for trialBERLIN — Admitted Nazi hit man Heinrich Boere will stand trial for murder in Germany for the execution-style killings of three Dutch civilians during World War II, a court ruled Tuesday after years of legal wrangling. A Cologne appeals court ruled that the 88-year-old is fit for trial despite medical problems, overruling a lower court's decision this year.

July 2nd, 2009 London court accepts German heiress' prenuptialLONDON — A London appeal court has ruled that a prenuptial agreement drawn up by a German heiress and her former husband should be taking into account by courts when they divide up their assets. Lord Justice Mathew Thorpe ruled Thursday that the contract drawn up by heiress Katrin Radmacher and her French husband Nicolas Granatino when they married in 1998 should affect their divorce settlement.

June 23rd, 2009 German court orders Lehman compensationHAMBURG — A German court ruled Tuesday that a bank must compensate a retired teacher for his investment in Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. certificates that became worthless with Lehman's collapse.

June 5th, 2009 Obama to visit Nazi concentration camp siteWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will visit the site of a notorious Nazi concentration camp during his one-day visit to Germany. The president will tour Buchenwald with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, following their talks Friday at nearby Dresden Castle and joint news conference.

June 3rd, 2009 German court: Jewish forced workers due pensionsBERLIN — A German federal court ruled Wednesday that two Jews who were forced by the Nazis to work in ghettos have a right to a pension for their labor, setting the stage for thousands of others to receive payments. The Federal Social Affairs Court in Kassel ruled that the two qualified for pensions because, although they did not receive financial compensation for their work, they received food and other items — meaning the German government was responsible for them.

May 12th, 2009 Man fined for beheading wax HitlerBERLIN — A Berlin court has fined a 42-year-old man $1,220 (euro900) for beheading a wax figure of Adolf Hitler at the Berlin branch of Madame Tussauds. A Berlin district court convicted Frank Lachner of property damage and bodily harm for lightly injuring a security guard on July 5 when he jumped over a desk behind which the Hitler figure was seated and knocked off its head in what he said at the time was an act of protest.

May 6th, 2009 German court rejects Demjanjuk appealBERLIN — A Berlin court has rejected an attempt by suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk to block his deportation from the United States. Berlin administrative court spokesman Stephan Groscurth says the court ruled Wednesday there was no case for Demjanjuk to make in Germany.

March 4th, 2009 BERLIN - Voting booths in Germany can no longer be equipped with electronic 'vote computers', the German Constitutional Court ruled Tuesday. At this year's general election due in September, voters can expect to use pen and paper, after the Karlsruhe-based court ruled that the machines contradict the public nature of elections.