{"id":6851,"date":"2026-08-04T09:29:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T07:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brostclassen.de\/medienrecht-presserecht-reputationsmanagement\/freedom-of-speech-under-public-law\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T10:57:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T08:57:29","slug":"freedom-of-speech-under-public-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brostclassen.de\/en\/media-law-press-law-reputation-management\/freedom-of-speech-under-public-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Right to Free Speech Under Public Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6851\" class=\"elementor elementor-6851 elementor-6738\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-020a27b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"020a27b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-996a848 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"996a848\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d83bdc2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d83bdc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41e9d85 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41e9d85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85eece3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"85eece3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:120,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e2314 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66e2314\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Right to Free Speech Under Public Law<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1018f3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1018f3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7f4a90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7f4a90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whether it\u2019s a federal minister, a state agency, or a local official\u2014government bodies exert a significant influence on public opinion through press releases, social media posts, reports, and public statements. At the same time, \u201cthe government\u201d is subject to strict constitutional and administrative law restrictions in the area of public relations. <\/p><p><br>We protect companies, associations, and individuals from arbitrary government action, stigmatizing warnings, unfounded criticism, or unlawful interference with competition. At the same time, we advise government agencies on the right to free speech under public law and on lawful public relations practices. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6e463b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b6e463b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbfea13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dbfea13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09e3231 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09e3231\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-285039b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"285039b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437a84c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"437a84c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a3222 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34a3222\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4730f66 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4730f66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M10.0002 13.8005L16.1784 7.62224C16.3524 7.45241 16.5513 7.36749 16.7752 7.36749C16.999 7.36749 17.1979 7.45241 17.3719 7.62224C17.5458 7.79624 17.6327 7.99616 17.6327 8.22199C17.6327 8.44783 17.5458 8.64774 17.3719 8.82174L10.6029 15.5967C10.4329 15.7667 10.232 15.8517 10.0002 15.8517C9.76834 15.8517 9.56743 15.7667 9.39743 15.5967L6.62243 12.8217C6.45259 12.6477 6.36768 12.4478 6.36768 12.222C6.36768 11.9962 6.45459 11.7962 6.62843 11.6222C6.80243 11.4524 7.00234 11.3675 7.22818 11.3675C7.45401 11.3675 7.65393 11.4524 7.82793 11.6222L10.0002 13.8005Z\" fill=\"#030301\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Countering Unlawful Statements:<\/b> Prompt intervention in response to defamatory press releases, warnings (e.g., regarding consumer protection), or reports from government agencies.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M10.0002 13.8005L16.1784 7.62224C16.3524 7.45241 16.5513 7.36749 16.7752 7.36749C16.999 7.36749 17.1979 7.45241 17.3719 7.62224C17.5458 7.79624 17.6327 7.99616 17.6327 8.22199C17.6327 8.44783 17.5458 8.64774 17.3719 8.82174L10.6029 15.5967C10.4329 15.7667 10.232 15.8517 10.0002 15.8517C9.76834 15.8517 9.56743 15.7667 9.39743 15.5967L6.62243 12.8217C6.45259 12.6477 6.36768 12.4478 6.36768 12.222C6.36768 11.9962 6.45459 11.7962 6.62843 11.6222C6.80243 11.4524 7.00234 11.3675 7.22818 11.3675C7.45401 11.3675 7.65393 11.4524 7.82793 11.6222L10.0002 13.8005Z\" fill=\"#030301\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Interim Relief and Litigation:<\/b> Enforcing claims for injunctions, rescission, and rectification before the administrative courts. Asserting claims for official liability in cases of demonstrable damages resulting from unlawful government action. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M10.0002 13.8005L16.1784 7.62224C16.3524 7.45241 16.5513 7.36749 16.7752 7.36749C16.999 7.36749 17.1979 7.45241 17.3719 7.62224C17.5458 7.79624 17.6327 7.99616 17.6327 8.22199C17.6327 8.44783 17.5458 8.64774 17.3719 8.82174L10.6029 15.5967C10.4329 15.7667 10.232 15.8517 10.0002 15.8517C9.76834 15.8517 9.56743 15.7667 9.39743 15.5967L6.62243 12.8217C6.45259 12.6477 6.36768 12.4478 6.36768 12.222C6.36768 11.9962 6.45459 11.7962 6.62843 11.6222C6.80243 11.4524 7.00234 11.3675 7.22818 11.3675C7.45401 11.3675 7.65393 11.4524 7.82793 11.6222L10.0002 13.8005Z\" 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