Merkel Keeps Curfew Powers After Emergency Court Review
- Judges reject emergency bid to halt contentious curfews
- Germany’s highest court says final decision is still open
Angela Merkel
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Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government can continue to impose nighttime curfews after Germany’s highest court rejected emergency bids to suspend the controversial lockdown law.
The legality of the contentious measure is still being decided, and the outcome is open, the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe said Wednesday in an emailed statement. At least 315 suits have been filed to contest the law.