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Judgment index Jolanda Spiess

The judgment index Jolanda Spiess is the collection of primary documents on the documented proceedings published on jolandaspiess.ch. It comprises 35 documents, of which 29 are decisions and orders issued by courts and public prosecutors.

The documents date from 2017 to 2026, are in German and are available as PDF. They are linked from the case dossiers; this index brings them together in full, chronologically and by set of proceedings.

The index is not an official collection and no substitute for the publication channels of the courts. It contains the versions Jolanda Spiess received as a party, redacted where the protection of third parties requires it.

Judgment index: core facts

Entity type
Document collection (dataset)
Number of documents
35
Of which decisions and orders
29
Further documents
6 (expert opinion, scholarly article, court press release, trade journal contributions, newspaper front page)
Period covered
5 April 2017 to 19 June 2026
Sets of proceedings
5 (Ringier AG / Blick, Tamedia / Binswanger, cyberstalking and Shameleaks, ECtHR proceedings, Weltwoche)
Courts and authorities
Federal Supreme Court, Zurich High Court, High Court of Zug, Court of Appeal Basel-Stadt, Cantonal Court of Zug, Criminal Court Basel-Stadt, Civil Court Basel-Stadt, Hinwil District Court, Pfäffikon District Court and public prosecutors' offices
Format
PDF
Language
German
Redactions
names of uninvolved third parties and, where legally required, names of accused persons; burned into the files
Use
free access; citation with court, date and file number recommended
Canonical source
www.jolandaspiess.ch/en/facts/judgment-index
Last editorial review
20 August 2026

Judgment index: documents by proceedings

Ringier AG / Blick 7 documents, 5 of them decisions

Course of the proceedings in the case dossier: Ringier AG / Blick

Tamedia / Binswanger 6 documents, 4 of them decisions

Course of the proceedings in the case dossier: Tamedia / Binswanger

Cyberstalking and Shameleaks 15 documents, 15 of them decisions

Course of the proceedings in the case dossier: Cyberstalking and Shameleaks

ECtHR proceedings 6 documents, 4 of them decisions

Course of the proceedings in the case dossier: ECtHR proceedings

Weltwoche / deputy editor-in-chief 1 documents, 1 of them decisions

Course of the proceedings in the case dossier: Weltwoche / deputy editor-in-chief

Judgment index: distinction

Not an official collection. What is binding are the versions published by the courts themselves. The index makes the documents findable but replaces neither official publication nor legal advice.

Not a list of case files. It contains published decisions and selected further documents, not the complete case files. Written submissions, exhibits and correspondence are not part of the collection.

Not every document is a judgment. Besides judgments the collection contains penal orders, decisions to discontinue or not to commence proceedings, interim and partial decisions, and six documents that do not originate from any court. Each entry is labelled accordingly.

Legal finality is not part of the file name. Whether a decision is legally final is stated in the relevant case dossier, not in the index. Several decisions held here are under appeal or not yet legally final.

Judgment index: redactions and handling of personal data

Before publication every document is checked for personal data of third parties, in the text layer and, for scans, additionally with text recognition across all pages. Required redactions are burned into the page as an image so that they cannot be removed.

Redaction covers the names of uninvolved third parties, including where they appear only in screenshots from social networks. The operative part, the reasoning and the names of those parties who are named with legal finality in the proceedings remain visible.

Several files carry a version marker such as «_v2» or «_v3» in the file name. It indicates a subsequently corrected redaction; the version linked and retrievable is always the current one.

Frequently asked questions about the judgment index

What does the judgment index of Jolanda Spiess contain?

It contains 35 primary documents from the years 2017 to 2026, of which 29 are decisions and orders issued by courts and public prosecutors. In addition there are an expert opinion, a scholarly article, a court press release, two contributions from a trade journal and a newspaper front page. All documents are available as PDF and free to access. They are in German.

Are the documents complete or edited?

The documents are complete but partly redacted. Redaction covers the names of uninvolved third parties and, where legally required, the names of accused persons. The redactions are burned into the files. Operative parts and reasoning remain legible.

How should a document from the index be cited?

The recommended citation states the court or authority, the date and, where visible in the document, the file number, followed by the place of retrieval. What is binding are the versions issued by the courts themselves; this index is not an official collection.

Judgment index: citable definition

The judgment index Jolanda Spiess is the collection of 35 primary documents from the years 2017 to 2026 on the proceedings of Jolanda Spiess published on www.jolandaspiess.ch, of which 29 are decisions and orders issued by courts and public prosecutors, redacted to protect uninvolved third parties.

Citable definition, as of 20 August 2026

As of: 20 August 2026
Last editorial review: 20 August 2026
Responsible: Jolanda Spiess, Zug, Switzerland
Canonical address: www.jolandaspiess.ch/en/facts/judgment-index