Court of Cassation

Italy’s highest court ruled that children born with dual Italian and foreign citizenship do not automatically lose Italian citizenship if a parent later naturalizes abroad. The decision resolves the 'Minor Issue,' allowing descendants of Italian emigrants to claim citizenship by bloodline, particularly affecting families in North and South America.

Italy’s highest court ruled that children born with Italian citizenship do not automatically lose it if a parent later acquires another nationality, resolving the 'Minor Issue' and strengthening citizenship-by-descent claims for descendants of Italian emigrants. The decision reverses a restrictive interpretation that had blocked many applications, particularly affecting Italian-American families.

Italy's Constitutional Court referred a dispute over its citizenship-by-descent law, the Tajani Decree, to the European Court of Justice. The law requires applicants to demonstrate closer ties to Italy and has sparked legal challenges, particularly affecting Italian descendants in Brazil. The EU court will assess whether the law's retroactive application complies with EU regulations.

French President Emmanuel Macron warned of resurgent antisemitism while inaugurating a statue honoring Capt. Alfred Dreyfus, whose 1894 wrongful treason conviction highlighted France's anti-Jewish bias. The ceremony coincided with the 120th anniversary of Dreyfus' exoneration and followed a suspicious vehicle incident near a synagogue in Sarcelles, prompting a terrorism investigation.

Marine Le Pen, a far-right French politician, will run for president despite being convicted twice of embezzling public funds. A Paris appeals court reduced her political ban, allowing her candidacy, though she faces a suspended home detention sentence pending a final court ruling. Le Pen claims her campaign highlights resilience against systemic obstacles.

Marine Le Pen, a far-right French politician, will run for president despite being convicted twice of embezzling public funds. A Paris appeals court reduced her ban on holding public office, allowing her candidacy, but she faces a year of home detention with electronic monitoring, which may be suspended during the election campaign.

Marine Le Pen's presidential campaign hinges on voters overlooking her embezzlement conviction, which was upheld by a Paris appeals court but allows her to run while appealing to France's highest court. Her party, National Rally, had prepared Jordan Bardella as an alternative candidate after the conviction initially barred her from office, but the court's revised sentencing enabled her to campaign with limited restrictions.

France’s highest court will rule on Marine Le Pen’s appeal of an embezzlement conviction before the 2027 presidential election. Her guilty verdict was upheld, leading to potential house arrest, and the case may impact her campaign ahead of the April 18 first-round vote.

Marine Le Pen, a French far-right leader, states she will not run for president in 2027 if a Paris appeals court orders her to wear an electronic bracelet over alleged misuse of EU funds. The court will rule on her case, which involves accusations of misusing EU Parliament funds for party-related expenses between 2004 and 2016.