The Constitutional Court publishes a judgment on Paragraph 4 of Article 6 of the Psychologist Law

On September 29, 2026, the official publication of the Republic of Latvia, Latvijas Vēstnesis (No. 187), published a judgment of the Constitutional Court evaluating the compliance of Paragraph 4 of Article 6 of the Psychologists Law with the first sentence of Article 106 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia. The publication was placed in the “CONSTITUTIONAL INSTITUTIONS” section of the issue as the second numbered document with the official designation OP 2026/187. Upon publication in the official gazette, the decision becomes binding and accessible to any interested party.

The official title of the document in the publication is “On the compliance of Paragraph 4 of Article 6 of the Psychologists Law with the first sentence of Article 106 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia,” and its type is indicated as a “Constitutional Court judgment.” This means that the court has examined the case on its merits and reached a final decision, rather than merely initiating a case or making a procedural ruling.

In the “CONSTITUTIONAL INSTITUTIONS” section of issue No. 187 on the same day, an informative report from the Cabinet of Ministers “On the progress of the process of merging the councils of clinical university hospitals” and several binding local government regulations were also published, while the Constitutional Court document is the only court decision in this issue.

The Contested Norm and the Constitutional Benchmark

• Contested norm: Paragraph 4 of Article 6 of the Psychologists Law.
• Benchmark: The first sentence of Article 106 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia.
• Type of decision: Constitutional Court judgment.
• Publication date: September 29, 2026.
• Official designation: OP 2026/187.

The Psychologists Law regulates the professional activity of psychologists, and Paragraph 4 of Article 6 is the specific legal norm whose content the court evaluated against the fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution. The publication does not specify the case number, the composition of the court, the claimant, or the result of the judgment—only the document’s registration notice with its title and type is available in the official publication.

The Constitutional Court’s Workflow During the Same Period

During the same time period, Latvijas Vēstnesis published several other notices from the Constitutional Court, indicating active court work:

• August 21, 2026 (No. 160) — “On the initiation of case No. 2026-13-01”, Constitutional Court information.
• August 25, 2026 (No. 162) — “On the initiation of case No. 2026-14-01”, Constitutional Court information.
• September 10, 2026 (No. 174) — “Decision of the action session in case No. 2024-01-01”, Constitutional Court decision.
• September 25, 2026 (No. 185) — “On the initiation of case No. 2026-16-0103”, Constitutional Court information.

These publications refer to separate lawsuits and are not linked to the Psychologists Law case in the official publication.

What This Means for the Psychology Sector

The Constitutional Court’s judgment regarding paragraph 4 of Article 6 of the Psychologists Law is binding for the entire sector: it determines whether the relevant restriction on professional activity complies with the first sentence of Article 106 of the Constitution. Upon publication in the official gazette, the decision is officially available to psychologists, their professional organizations, employers, and legal practitioners.

The court’s findings on restrictions of fundamental rights are usually also used in the examination of other cases; therefore, the judgment may be significant beyond the specific dispute. For sector participants and their representatives, the official publication is the primary source to be referenced when applying the Psychologists Law.

Source: Latvijas Vēstnesis, No. 187, September 29, 2026, OP 2026/187, section “CONSTITUTIONAL INSTITUTIONS”, document No. 2 — “On the compliance of paragraph 4 of Article 6 of the Psychologists Law with the first sentence of Article 106 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia. Judgment of the Constitutional Court”. Available at: https://www.vestnesis.lv/url/16987?content=1