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What are the immediate implications of the upcoming BVerwG hearing on the ban of the Compact publishing house, considering its reach and the stated justifications for the ban?

The German Federal Administrative Court (BVerwG) in Leipzig will hear a case on Tuesday concerning the ban of the far-right Compact publishing house. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser banned Compact in July 2024, but the BVerwG temporarily suspended the ban in August, pending this hearing. Compact, with a print circulation of 40,000 and a YouTube channel (CompactTV) boasting 512,000 subscribers, is considered by the domestic intelligence service as "securely right-wing extremist".