French Court

A French court has cleared Marine Le Pen to run for president in 2027 after upholding her embezzlement verdict but removing the ban on holding public office. She must wear an electronic bracelet during the election campaign.

A French court reduced Marine Le Pen's graft sentence, potentially allowing her to run for president in 2027 while wearing an ankle monitor. She previously stated she would not seek election under these conditions.

A French court allowed Marine Le Pen to run in 2027 but imposed a condition she rejects. The verdict found her guilty of embezzlement but softened the ban on her holding elected office.

A French court will decide if Marine Le Pen can run in next year’s presidential elections, following her appeal of a 2025 conviction for embezzling public funds, which resulted in a jail sentence and a five-year ban on public office. If upheld, Jordan Bardella would lead her National Rally party, which holds a commanding opinion poll lead.

A French court disrupted Bernard Arnault's American weekend plans. Hélène Mercier-Arnault and Bernard Arnault were photographed arriving at the Elysée Palace in Paris on June 29, 2026.

A French court ordered the retrial of a man convicted of four murders 30 years ago. Dany Leprince was present at the Paris courthouse on July 2, 2026.

A French court ordered TotalEnergies to account for its clients' emissions in its climate plan, marking the first application of France's Corporate Duty of Vigilance law to climate change. The ruling was initiated by the NGO Notre Affaire à Tous.

A French court ruled against a trial on the use of the toxic insecticide chlordécone in the French West Indies, closing a 20-year health scandal. Despite being labeled possibly carcinogenic in 1979, chlordécone was used from 1972 to 1993 via a by-law that circumvented its 1990 ban.

A French court's recent decision appears to challenge the recognized right of occupied populations to resist. The ruling has sparked questions about potential bias against Palestine within the French judiciary.

Military families, including quadriplegic Navy veteran Kenton Stacy, are urging the DOJ to distribute $777 million from French cement company Lafarge, which was convicted of bribing ISIS in Syria. The company's actions allegedly funded terrorist activities that led to the injury of Stacy and others. A French court ruled Lafarge guilty in April 2022, but the company is appealing.

Military families, including quadriplegic Navy veteran Kenton Stacy, are demanding the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) distribute $777 million from French cement company Lafarge, which was convicted in a French court of bribing ISIS to operate in Syria. The funds, paid to the DOJ in 2022 as part of a settlement, are sought by nearly 1,000 plaintiffs for injuries and deaths linked to Lafarge's alleged support of terrorism.

A French court has ruled cement company Lafarge guilty of funding terrorism in Syria during the civil war, resulting in a fine and jail sentences for executives. The case, which has been ongoing, highlights corporate accountability for supporting violent conflicts.

Lafarge, a French cement company, was fined over €1 million and its former CEO sentenced to six years in prison for paying protection money to Islamic State and other terrorist groups to operate in Syria from 2013-2014. The ruling follows a 2022 U.S. case where Lafarge pleaded guilty to supporting terrorist organizations and paid a $778 million fine.

A French court convicted cement company Lafarge of financing armed groups during the Syrian war. The ruling marks a significant legal judgment against the company for its role in terrorism financing.