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    A provision regulating state fee, applied to the estate-leaver’s same-sex partner who lived with the estate-leaver as a family, is incompatible with the Constitution

    On 8 April 2021, the Constitutional Court passed a judgment in Case No 2020-34-03 “On the compliance of paragraph 12 of the Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No 1250 of 27 October 2009 ‘Regulation…
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    A case initiated with regard to the provisions that prohibit a soldier from engaging in political parties

    On 9 April 2021, the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On the compliance of Section 10(2) and Paragraph 1 of Section 15(1) of the Military Service Law with the first sentence…
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    The Constitutional Court adopts a judgment in the case concerning the constitutionality of the provision which imposes a penalty of a fixed amount for a failure to fulfil certain taxpayer obligations

    On 6 April 2021, the Constitutional Court passed a judgment in Case No 2020-31-01 “On the compliance of Section 34(1) of the law ‘On Taxes and Duties’, insofar as it envisages calculation and…
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    The provision stipulating that state social insurance against unemployment only applies until the child reaches the age of one and a half years is compatible with the Constitution

    On 31 March 2021, the Constitutional Court passed a judgment in Case No 2020-35-01 “On the compliance of Section 6(5) of the law ‘On State Social Insurance’ with the first sentence of Article 91 and…
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    The absolute prohibition on individuals previously convicted of violent criminal offences working in contact with children is incompatible with the Constitution

    On 25 March 2021, the Constitutional Court passed a judgment in Case No 2020-36-01 “On the compliance of paragraph 1 of Section 72(5) of the Law on the Protection of the Children’s Rights with the…
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    A case initiated with regard to the requirement to have a Covid-19 test taken prior to entering Latvia

    On 24 March 2021, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On the compliance of Paragraph 353 of the Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No 360 of 9 June 2020 ‘Epidemiological safety…
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    A case initiated with regard to the provisions setting the fine to be paid for using a state road section if the road user charge has not been paid

    On 19 March 2021, the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On the compliance of Section 91(2) of the Law on the Road User Charge in the wording which was in force until 30 June…
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    The merger of Ikšķile Municipality and Ogre Region complies with the Constitution; the inclusion of Skulte Parish in Saulkrasti Region does not

    On 12 March 2021, the Constitutional Court passed a judgment in case No 2020-37-0106 “On compliance of sub-paragraphs 28.2, 28.19 and 35.4 of Annex ‘Administrative Territories, their Administrative…
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    United European legal space – the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union meet in a dialogue

    On Thursday, 11 March, the Constitutional Court, collaborating with the Supreme Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union (hereafter – CJEU) held a webinar on the theme “Role of the…
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    The Constitutional Court, in cooperation with the Supreme Court of Latvia and the Court of Justice of the European Union, will hold a public webinar on EU law

    On Thursday, 11 March, the Constitutional Court in cooperation with the Supreme Court of Latvia and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will run a webinar on the topic of “Role of the…
    The Court in Dialogue