He was not interested in it, writing in his journal, "When the ox in paradise was bored, he invented jurisprudence."[7] He wanted to study art history,[2][8] but nonetheless, he approached his law studies in Berlin and Munich with intensity, inspired by the events of the day. The Kapp Putsch, the 1924 court case against Adolf Hitler and other events convinced Litten that Germany was approaching a very dangerous period. His perception that right-wing radicals were receiving more lenient treatment in court than their opponents led to his decision to become a lawyer.[4]