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Economy

US could owe €110bn in tariff refunds after court rejects Trump delay

After the US federal appeals court rejected Trump’s attempt to postpone proceedings on refunds for tariffs, the CIT must now establish a framework for what could become the largest tariff refund operation in US history.

03/03/2026

France

French court to rule on 7 July in Marine Le Pen graft appeal trial

In March 2025, a Paris court ruled that Le Pen was at the heart of "a fraudulent system" that her party used to siphon off European Parliament funds worth €2.9 million.

11/02/2026

France

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen walks fine line in appeal trial

Back on the stand after a first day of hearings on Tuesday, Marine Le Pen continues to deny having run a coordinated scheme to misuse European Parliament funds.

21/01/2026

France

Le Pen denies claims of a ‘system’ to misuse EU funds at appeal trial

With the 2027 presidential election on the horizon, the outcome of the trial could determine whether Marine Le Pen — a three-time presidential candidate — will be able to run, or whether her current ban from political office will remain in place.

20/01/2026

France

Marine Le Pen back in court as appeal threatens 2027 presidential bid

A Paris appeal court will decide whether the far-right figurehead can run for president in 2027, as attention increasingly turns to her 30-year-old protégé and MEP Jordan Bardella.

13/01/2026

USA

US appeals court says Trump can take command of Oregon troops

The verdict is the most recent step in a rapidly advancing case that started last month when the states of California and Oregon, along with the city of Portland, filed a lawsuit to prevent President Trump from deploying the National Guard.

21/10/2025

France

Gisèle Pelicot attends appeal by man convicted of raping her

Husamettin Dogan, sentenced to nine years in prison, denies he intended to rape Pelicot, claiming her ex-husband Dominique Pelicot had deceived him.

07/10/2025

World News

Court rules to keep Trump tariffs active during appeals procedure

The federal appeals court noted that concerns regarding Trump’s tariffs constitute a major issue and have expedited proceedings to begin hearings from 31 July.

11/06/2025

Europe News

Spanish prosecutors to appeal Dani Alves' rape acquittal

The Supreme Court in Madrid must agree to review the decision to acquit before the case can be heard again.

02/04/2025

Tech News

TikTok fights back against US law forcing sale of platform

Attorneys for ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, will argue in front of US lawmakers on Monday that the law forcing its sale is unconstitutional.

14/09/2024

Earth News

Shell appeals Dutch court’s landmark climate ruling

The oil and gas giant claims the historic climate ruling ‘obstructs’ climate action but environmental groups say the scientific basis of the case has only got stronger since 2021.

02/04/2024

Earth News

'Belief in consent’: UK climate activists could lose key defence

Five XR protesters could be the last to use the statutory defence, after the government asked the Court of Appeal to review it.

21/02/2024

Business

Court throws out $200 million verdict against J&J in talc cancer case

Johnson & Johnson faces more than 38,000 lawsuits alleging that its talc products contain asbestos.

04/10/2023

Russia

Ilya Yashin loses court appeal against eight-and-a-half year sentence

A critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine is to remain behind bars after losing an appeal against an eight-and-a-half-year sentence handed down in December 2022.

19/04/2023

Culture news

Andrew Tate will stay in jail after losing appeal against 30-day renew

Andrew Tate and his brother are currently being detained in Romania on suspicion of organised crime and human trafficking.

01/02/2023

Turkey

Turkish court upholds life sentence for philanthropist Osman Kavala

The Council of Europe has repeatedly called on Turkey to immediately release the 65-year-old activist.

28/12/2022