In episode 228 of the FAZ objection podcast, we speak to the President of the Federal Court of Justice, Bettina Limperg, about the transparency of the federal election process, for which the FDP proposals have already been submitted in the FAZ objection magazine.

It is about the allegation of excessive party political influence and how to get even more women into leadership positions in the judiciary.

We talk to constitutional law teacher Angelika Nußberger about the importance of constitutional law today and about the nature and openness of the Association of German Constitutional Law Teachers, which has just turned 100 years old and of which she is currently the chair.

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Responsible editor for "current affairs" and FAZ objection, responsible for "state and law".

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Patrick Bahners

Feuilleton correspondent in Cologne and responsible for "Humanities".

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In addition, we deal with the role of the US Supreme Court, in particular with regard to its politicization and upcoming decisions that will set the course.

Literature tip is the book “Auerbach.

A Jewish-German Tragedy or How Anti-Semitism Survived the War” by Hans-Hermann Klare.

The just judgment deals with the question of the extent to which an employee's fake corona vaccination card entitles the employer to terminate the contract.

topics of the show

01:47 Interview with BGH President Bettina Limperger


28:10 The role of the Supreme Court in the USA


44:08 Interview with constitutional law teacher Angelika Nußberger


1:02:14 Recommended


reading 1:20:41 Just judgement