Latest Judgments of the Federal Court
Here you will find the most recent judgments of the Federal Court (BGer) from bger.ch. For the first three judgments, we present detailed summaries including facts, considerations, and dispositives. For the other judgments, you will find a summary of the facts. Full summaries of all judgments are available on the Lexplorer portal. There you can configure your newsletter and receive the latest judgments tailored to your areas of law.
9C_14/2026: Claim for professional reintegration measures and disability pension
Summary of Facts
A.________, a former picker born in 1965, registered for benefits with the disability insurance in January 2023 due to health complaints. After a multidisciplinary report, a 75% work capacity for adapted activities was established. The IV office in Solothurn denied any claim for professional reintegration measures and a disability pension. This rejection was confirmed by the insurance court of the canton of Solothurn. A.________ requested a new medical examination through the appeal.
Summary of Considerations
The Federal Court examines the appeal in public law matters only in relation to the grievances raised. The lower court has significant discretion in the area of evidence evaluation. Appellatory criticism alone is not sufficient to prompt the Federal Court to intervene. The subject of the dispute was whether the denial of the claim for professional reintegration measures and a disability pension was in accordance with federal law. The multidisciplinary report of medaffairs AG dated October 6, 2024, is recognized as conclusive evidence. The medical findings and the decisions based on them by the lower court are deemed to be legally compliant. The appellant could not demonstrate arbitrary evaluation of evidence. The arguments presented by him, such as language barriers or other health aspects, were deemed unfounded. A referral for additional clarification was rejected on the grounds of anticipated evidence evaluation, as no further insights are expected.
Summary of Dispositive
The appeal was dismissed, no court costs were incurred, and the decision was communicated to the parties in writing.
7B_1008/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal against confirmation of official defense
Summary of Facts
A.________ appealed to the Federal Court against a decision of the Criminal Appeal Chamber of the Cantonal Court of Vaud, which on August 12, 2025, confirmed the decision of the district prosecutor of Nordvaud to retain Me B.________ as the official defender and rejected A.________'s request to appoint Me C.________ as the official defender.
Summary of Considerations
- **E.1:** The Federal Court examines its jurisdiction and the admissibility of the appeal ex officio. The contested interim order does not lead directly to an irreparable disadvantage justifying an appeal. Such harm would only be conceivable in special circumstances, which are not present here. - **E.1.1 – 1.1.2:** According to case law, the decision to retain the official defender or to refuse a change does not fundamentally constitute irreparable harm within the meaning of Art. 93 para. 1 lit. a BGG. An exception could only be made if there are objective reasons preventing effective representation of interests by the official defender, which is not the case here. - **E.1.2:** The Cantonal Court relied on the previous procedural circumstances: A.________ originally accepted representation by Me B.________, there are no indications of misconduct by Me B.________, and no serious breach of trust was credibly demonstrated. - **E.1.3:** The appeal does not provide sufficient justification for irreparable harm. Mere loss of trust in the official defender without objective or legally relevant justification is not enough. - **E.1.4:** The decision of the Cantonal Court did not prevent A.________ from having an effective defense and does not meet the requirements for an appeal according to Art. 93 para. 1 lit. a BGG. - **E.2:** Due to the lack of justification, the appeal is inadmissible under the simplified procedure of Art. 108 para. 1 lit. a BGG.
Summary of Dispositive
The appeal was declared inadmissible, and the court costs were imposed on the appellant. This decision was communicated to the parties involved.
6B_218/2025: Judgment on criminal conviction for sexual offenses and other crimes
Summary of Facts
A Kosovo citizen, A.________, was convicted for multiple sexual acts with minors, pornography, and violation of care or education obligations. The first-instance criminal court imposed a partially suspended prison sentence of 20 months and ordered expulsion for five years as well as its entry into the SIS. In the second instance, the prison sentence was increased to 27 months, 21 of which were suspended, and the expulsion and SIS entry were confirmed. The appellant turned to the Federal Court and raised violations of the right to be heard and evidence evaluation.
Summary of Considerations
- The Federal Court examined the requirements for the obligation to provide motivation in appeals. It pointed out that the appellant partially argued merely appellatorily, without adequately understanding the associated considerations of the lower court. Such objections are inadmissible. - The lower court correctly established that the violations of education and care obligations continued after 2014, based on consistent statements from the victims. Objections to this were unsubstantiated. - The argument of alleged sincere regret was rejected as there were no signs of gratuitous and special reparative behavior. - Regarding the mandatory expulsion, no clear violation was found by the lower court, as the health circumstances of the appellant were adequately examined. Medical care in Kosovo is deemed sufficient, and no disproportionate hardship is present. - However, the lower court inadequately examined and insufficiently justified the mandatory entry of the expulsion in the Schengen Information System (SIS). The judgment is thus deficient in this regard and must be reversed.
Summary of Dispositive
The Federal Court overturned the point regarding the SIS notification and referred the case back for re-evaluation, while the other requests were dismissed as far as they were addressed.
2C_674/2025: Decision on reconsideration of a family reunification request under immigration law
Summary of Facts
The appellant, a Serbian national with a residence permit, repeatedly requested family reunification for his wife and children, all of whom are adults and live abroad. His requests were rejected by the cantonal authorities, most recently on the grounds that no new relevant circumstances for reconsideration were present. The appellant ultimately filed an appeal with the Federal Court, which also addressed the issue of admissibility and new circumstances.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
1C_289/2025: Access to official documents in the context of LIPAD
Summary of Facts
A.________ requested access to various documents (agenda of a police officer and email communication) based on the LIPAD of the canton of Geneva. The police commander denied access, arguing that the relevant information was part of an ongoing criminal investigation and did not have a public character. After unsuccessful mediation, A.________ requested judicial review. The lower court dismissed the appeal, arguing that the emails were excluded from LIPAD and that the requested agenda document represented personal notes, which were also denied access. A.________ appealed to the Federal Court, seeking the annulment of the lower court's decision.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_1279/2023: Judgment on the reimbursement of a remaining amount of a compensation claim
Summary of Facts
The Public Prosecutor's Office of the Canton of St. Gallen filed an appeal against the judgment of the St. Gallen Cantonal Court. The point of contention was the ordered reimbursement of any remaining amount of a compensation claim to the accused A.A.________. The Cantonal Court had previously sentenced him to 6 ½ years of imprisonment and a fine for several offenses (fraud, forgery, among others). At the same time, a compensation claim of CHF 1,180,000 was ordered. The Federal Court examined the legal basis for the reimbursement of the remaining amount.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
2D_4/2026: Inadmissibility of the appeal
Summary of Facts
The Filipino national A.________, who entered Switzerland in 2013, received a residence permit for study purposes, which expired in October 2017. A request for renewal of the residence permit was denied, and several unsuccessful legal remedies followed against these decisions. Another request from 2024, based on a "hardship case" (Art. 30 para. 1 lit. b AIG), was also denied, and further legal remedies were unsuccessful.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_1014/2024: Judgment on criminal conviction for assault, petty theft, sentencing, expulsion, and listing in the Schengen Information System
Summary of Facts
A.________, an Eritrean national, was convicted by the District Court of Zurich for assault and robbery theft to a 24-month conditional prison sentence with a probation period, a five-year expulsion, and a listing in the Schengen Information System (SIS). The court partially granted compensation and satisfaction claims. The Court of Appeal reduced the offense from robbery theft to petty theft but upheld the first-instance judgment otherwise. A.________ appealed to the Federal Court for the complete annulment of the judgment.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
2C_510/2025: Judgment on family reunification
Summary of Facts
A Swiss citizen (A.________) and her minor son (also a Swiss citizen) applied in March 2024 for the reunification of her spouse and father (C.B.________), who lives in Turkey. The Migration Office of the Canton of Zurich rejected the application, stating that the statutory reunification period of five years according to Art. 47 para. 1 and para. 3 lit. a AIG had expired and that important family reasons for subsequent reunification according to Art. 47 para. 4 AIG were lacking. The appeals filed against this were unsuccessful, leading the family to file an appeal with the Federal Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
8C_20/2026: No entry on an appeal regarding disability insurance
Summary of Facts
The appellant opposed the decision and a formal letter from the compensation office of the Canton of Bern from 2025 regarding refunds and payments by the disability insurance. In the appeal proceedings, the lower court rejected the request for free legal aid due to hopelessness. Since the appellant did not pay the set cost advance in time, the Administrative Court of the Canton of Bern did not enter into the appeal.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
2C_105/2026: Inadmissibility of the appeal against the revocation of provisional admission
Summary of Facts
An Afghan national applied for asylum, which was rejected in 2003. Due to the unreasonableness of executing his deportation decision, he was granted provisional admission, which was revoked in 2017. He subsequently requested several reviews of this decision, all of which were rejected. In 2025, the appellant submitted another review request, which was treated by the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) without a formal decision according to Art. 111b para. 4 AsylG.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
7B_69/2026: Judgment regarding delay of justice and refusal of justice
Summary of Facts
The Public Prosecutor's Office of Baden is conducting a criminal procedure against B.________ for sexual offenses. A.A.________ filed a complaint and a recusal request against the responsible prosecutor. Additionally, she requested the immediate IT forensic securing of a crypto wallet. After the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Aargau did not enter into her complaint regarding the delay of justice and her request for super-provisional measures, A.A.________ filed a complaint regarding the delay of justice and refusal of justice with the Federal Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
7B_30/2026: Inadmissibility of the appeal against the non-initiation decision of the Public Prosecutor's Office
Summary of Facts
The appellant opposed a decision of the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Schaffhausen dated December 23, 2025, which dismissed his appeal against the non-initiation decision of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Canton of Schaffhausen, as far as it was addressed.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_96/2024: Obligation to expel in connection with violations of the Federal Act on Combating Terrorist Groups
Summary of Facts
A. A.________ was convicted by the Federal Criminal Court on April 6, 2023, among other things, for violating Art. 2 LAQEI and Art. 135 StGB. The court refrained from an obligatory or discretionary expulsion. B. The Appeals Chamber of the Federal Criminal Court partially confirmed the conviction on November 23, 2023, increased the fine, but again refrained from an expulsion. C. The appellant, the Federal Criminal Court, requested the Federal Court to annul the waiver of expulsion and to refer the matter back for a new decision in accordance with the considerations.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
1C_266/2025: Public law termination during the probation period
Summary of Facts
The case concerns the ordinary termination of an employment relationship during the probation period by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). The appellant, who was employed as a "CoC Engineer," disclosed an ADHD diagnosis after he was first criticized regarding his work performance and behavior. The SBB terminated the employment relationship due to performance deficiencies and behavioral issues. The appellant considers the termination discriminatory and abusive.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
7B_340/2025: Request for conditional release from the measure of criminal detention
Summary of Facts
A.________ requested conditional release from an ongoing measure of criminal detention (Art. 64 StGB). His request was denied by the cantonal authorities. The reasoning was based on the absence of positive development in his situation and a substantial risk of reoffending, especially against children. A.________ appealed to the Federal Court and raised various legal points, including the failure to order a new psychiatric evaluation and a violation of his right to be heard.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
8C_143/2024: Judgment regarding accident insurance and relapse issues
Summary of Facts
A relapse in 2021 related to an accident from 2010 (skull-brain trauma) led to a controversy between Suva and the insured person A.________, notably regarding a potentially reduced work capacity and the causal link of the complaints with the original accident.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
1C_104/2026: Inadmissibility of the appeal in the area of international legal assistance
Summary of Facts
The Federal Court had to assess a case regarding international legal assistance in criminal matters. The Public Prosecutor's Office of the Canton of Ticino had had values confiscated in Switzerland, which were related to an Italian criminal proceeding against B.________, the sole managing director of A.________ SA. The lower court, the appeal chamber of the Federal Criminal Court (CRP), dismissed an appeal by A.________ SA as inadmissible because it was filed late.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
8C_156/2026: Order for discontinuation of the proceedings due to withdrawal of the appeal
Summary of Facts
A.________ had filed an appeal against a judgment from January 16, 2026, which was withdrawn by the appellant on February 24, 2026. The subject of this legal dispute was a matter of disability insurance, specifically the procedural prerequisites.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
9C_43/2025: Annulment of a disability pension and a helplessness allowance
Summary of Facts
The appellant, born in 1963, had received a full disability pension since 2007 and additionally a light degree of helplessness allowance since 2008 due to health complaints after a work accident in 2001. After the IV office of the Canton of Zurich initiated a pension review procedure in 2020 and found an improvement in health status based on a multidisciplinary report dated July 7, 2022, it revoked the disability pension as of the end of December 2023 and the helplessness allowance as of the end of January 2024. The complaints filed against this were dismissed by the Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Zurich. The appellant criticized a faulty assessment of the health status before the Federal Court and requested the continuation of the benefits.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
8C_377/2025: Judgment on disability insurance – disability pension and incapacity for work
Summary of Facts
The appellant, a commercial employee, registered with the disability insurance in April 2022 due to mental impairments. The IV office of Schwyz obtained various medical reports, including a psychiatric report, and rejected the application due to the lack of persuasive evidence from the diagnostic and appraisal statements. The appellant filed an appeal against the decision of the IV office with the Administrative Court of the Canton of Schwyz, which dismissed it.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
1C_141/2024: Inadmissibility of the appeal regarding cost allocation for investigation, supervision, and remediation measures
Summary of Facts
The Federal Court is dealing with the appeal of A.________ AG, which is directed against a judgment of the Cantonal Court of Lucerne dated January 24, 2024. The subject of the proceedings is the allocation of costs for investigation, supervision, and remediation measures on a contaminated property in Lucerne, which was classified as needing remediation. In the cantonal proceedings, costs were partially imposed on the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and A.________ AG. The Cantonal Court had annulled the decision of the government council, while the final cost allocation was made dependent on a remediation procedure and a corresponding order.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_811/2024: Judgment on sentencing and expulsion in cases of multiple sexual acts with a child and pornography
Summary of Facts
The appellant, a Brazilian national, was accused of having committed sexual acts twice with a 14-year-old person and having exchanged pornographic images in 2022. The District Court of Bremgarten acquitted him partially and convicted him to a conditional prison sentence of 12 months, a conditional fine of 120 daily rates (each with a probation period of 3 years), a connection fine, and expulsion (including listing in the Schengen Information System (SIS)). The Court of Appeal of the Canton of Aargau confirmed the first-instance judgment.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
7B_1069/2025: Inadmissibility of an appeal in criminal matters and the issue of refusal of justice
Summary of Facts
The appellant A.________ filed an appeal against a judgment of the Chambre pénale de recours of the Court of Justice of the Republic and the Canton of Geneva dated September 29, 2025, among other things due to alleged refusal of justice and delayed action by the prosecutor of the Canton of Geneva. The appellant also requested the granting of free legal aid.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
1C_26/2025: Building and operating permit for terrace with service cabanon
Summary of Facts
The municipality of Lutry applied for a building and operating permit for a new terrace with 80 seats and a 12 m² service cabanon on the public quay. After public display and several objections, the cantonal Directorate for the Environment (DGE) issued a positive preliminary decision for the construction project with conditions. The municipality approved the project, with restrictions such as the operating hours from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. The lower court confirmed the decision, against which the neighbors filed an appeal with the Federal Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
2C_35/2026: Inadmissibility of the appeal
Summary of Facts
A.________ Sàrl, a company based in Lausanne, operates educational and recreational facilities, including private childcare centers. The Service d'autorisation et de surveillance de l'accueil de jour des Cantons de Genève revoked the operating permit for a childcare center on June 26, 2025, as A.________ Sàrl did not comply with the requirements of UPE (Usages dans le domaine de la petite enfance). In the subsequent proceedings before the Cour de justice des Cantons de Genève, A.________ Sàrl unsuccessfully requested the suspension of the proceedings until the clarification of a parallel pending case (2C_462/2024), which raised similar legal questions. Against the rejection of the suspension of proceedings, the company appealed to the Federal Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
5A_179/2026: Inadmissibility of appeals regarding child protection measures
Summary of Facts
The appellant requested on December 18, 2025, a super-provisional lifting of existing child protection measures and eventually the lifting of the visitation supervision regarding his daughter at the District Court of Hinwil. The District Court did not enter into the request and referred it to the KESB Hinwil. Against this decision, the appellant filed two appeals with the Zurich Court of Appeal, which did not enter into either case due to formal deficiencies (insufficient requests/justifications; missed deadlines).
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
9C_156/2025: Legal questions regarding the tax deductibility of childcare costs
Summary of Facts
The appeal concerns the tax deductibility of childcare costs for two children in the Canton of Geneva in the tax year 2022. The parents, both fully employed, requested deductions for costs incurred in language courses and holiday camps organized by the company E.________. The cantonal tax administration partially refused to recognize the deductions and only granted a flat reduction for holiday camps. After the parents' objections and their escalation to the cantonal courts, the Cour de justice des Cantons de Genève affirmed the complete deductibility of the questioned childcare costs, leading to an appeal from the cantonal tax administration to the Federal Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6F_39/2025: Judgment regarding revision request
Summary of Facts
The applicant A.________ filed a new revision request against the judgment of the Federal Court dated February 12, 2025 (6F_2/2025), in which it did not enter into a previous revision request. The applicant could not demonstrate a permissible reason for revision in the present proceedings according to Art. 121 et seq. BGG.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
1C_107/2026: No entry on the appeal
Summary of Facts
The A.________ GmbH, owner of a property in Flüelen, requested the renovation of commercial premises into apartments but committed various deviations (fire protection, unauthorized outdoor lighting, and an additional small apartment). The proceedings led to several decisions and ultimately to a dispute over an announced site inspection. The municipal council, the government council, and the higher court dismissed the respective appeals from A.________ GmbH as far as they were addressed.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
8C_52/2025: Obligation of the accident insurance in cases of occupational disease (Long Covid)
Summary of Facts
The appellant, working as a disability caregiver, contracted a Covid-19 infection in the course of her professional activity on November 17, 2020. The accident insurance (Zürich Versicherungs-Gesellschaft AG) recognized the illness as an occupational disease and provided benefits (daily allowance, medical treatment). After obtaining a multidisciplinary assessment, the insurance retroactively ceased its benefits as of December 31, 2021, arguing that the ongoing complaints were no longer predominantly likely to be causally related to the Covid-19 infection. Objections and appeals to the lower court were dismissed, prompting the insured to turn to the Federal Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_582/2025: Decision regarding party compensation and the right to be heard in connection with the termination of a criminal procedure
Summary of Facts
The appellant was convicted in two penal orders to fines for allegedly failing to comply with a court-ordered visitation right. After an objection and the suspension of the proceedings, the District Court of Lenzburg initially terminated the proceedings but denied party compensation. In the first-instance appeal proceedings, the matter was referred back for new evaluation, whereby in the second decision, again no compensation was granted. The Court of Appeal confirmed this decision and also ordered the appellant to bear the procedural costs.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
9F_30/2025: Revision request regarding the obligation to have health insurance in Switzerland
Summary of Facts
The applicant A.________ requested the revision of the judgment of the Federal Court 9C_598/2025 dated November 19, 2025. In that judgment, the Federal Court did not enter into his appeal against a judgment of the Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Zurich dated August 28, 2025. The cantonal court had dismissed an appeal against an objection decision of the Social Insurance Institution of the Canton of Zurich, which concerned the timely exercise of an option to be exempt from the health insurance obligation in Switzerland.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_97/2024: Expulsion in connection with a violation of LAQEI and Art. 135 StGB
Summary of Facts
A.________ was convicted in the first instance by the Federal Criminal Court on April 14, 2023, for a violation of Art. 2 LAQEI and Art. 135 StGB. The lower courts rejected an obligatory or discretionary criminal expulsion. The appellant (Federal Prosecutor's Office) contested this before the Federal Court, demanding an obligatory expulsion.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
2C_508/2025: Dismissal of the appeal
Summary of Facts
The appellants A.________ and B.________ SA applied to the Canton of Valais for a subsidy for renovation work on a property classified as worthy of protection. The canton rejected the subsidy request, stating that the property was only of municipal significance and the decision fundamentally lay with the competent municipality. After an unsuccessful challenge by the cantonal court, the appellants turned to the Federal Court, seeking to annul the decision and a re-evaluation of the matter by the State Council.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
9C_100/2026: Decision regarding household contribution and free legal aid
Summary of Facts
A.________ opposed the order of the Federal Administrative Court, which rejected his request for free legal aid on the grounds that the appeal was hopeless. The lower court also refused a waiver of the household contribution, as opting out had not been possible since 2019 due to a lack of receipt possibility. A.________ requested the Federal Court to grant free legal aid for both the proceedings before the lower court and the federal court proceedings.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_1/2025: Partial upholding of the appeal due to violation of the right to be heard
Summary of Facts
The appellant A.A.________ was convicted by the District Court of Broye and Nordvaud in 2024 for threats, qualified threats, coercion, and false accusation to a fine of 180 daily rates of CHF 50. In November 2024, the Criminal Appeals Chamber of the Vaud Cantonal Court reduced the daily rate to CHF 20, while the convictions were generally upheld. The appellant argued before the Federal Court that his right to be heard had been violated, particularly through the non-admission of a witness and a proposal for a tape recording.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
1C_17/2025: Dismissal of the appeal against the building permit for a residential building
Summary of Facts
The appellants (neighboring owners and a company) are opposed to the building permit for a residential building with 19 apartments as well as the necessary deviations and construction measures. The affected parcel belongs to the ISOS area (object protection target A) in the sector "Clos-Belmont" in Geneva. Central was the balancing of the protection of architectural heritage and the regulations for establishing development plans for dense construction. The lower court dismissed the appeal.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
1C_525/2025: Access to documents under LIPAD (Geneva)
Summary of Facts
- The calendar and emails related to an ongoing criminal case against A.________.
- The cantonal court denied access, as the documents fell under the exclusion of the LIPAD application.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
8C_138/2026: Judgment regarding supplementary benefits for AHV/IV
Summary of Facts
The subject of the proceedings was the recovery of unjustly received supplementary benefits for AHV/IV for the period from June 2020 to August 2024. The compensation office Basel-Landschaft had ordered this recovery, taking into account a vested benefits account. The Cantonal Court of Basel-Landschaft annulled the objection decision of the compensation office for formal reasons and referred the matter back to it for re-evaluation.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
2C_106/2026: Decision on the lawfulness of administrative detention in connection with a planned deportation execution
Summary of Facts
A.________ applied for asylum in Switzerland on December 9, 2024, after having already been granted refugee status in France. However, his asylum application was declared inadmissible by the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) on May 6, 2025, as he had a valid French residence permit. After his return to Switzerland on January 5, 2026, he was imposed a travel ban on January 13, 2026, and on January 19, 2026, the Service de la population et des migrations of the Canton of Valais ordered three months of administrative detention for planned deportation execution. A.________ appealed against this to the Federal Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
6B_1282/2023: Fraud and forgery
Summary of Facts
The appellant, A.A.________, was accused of obtaining a total amount of CHF 4.8 million through numerous fraudulent acts from 2007 to 2019. These actions targeted, among others, close family members, fellow believers, his former employer, and the state. The charged offenses included multiple commercial fraud, forgery, tax fraud, and improper bookkeeping.
The Cantonal Court of St. Gallen upheld the first-instance judgment, found the appellant guilty of several charges, and sentenced him to a prison term of 6 ½ years. The appellant appealed against this decision.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
4A_294/2025: No entry on the appeal
Summary of Facts
The A.________ Limited (Cyprus law) and B.________ SA (Switzerland) concluded a contract for the delivery and payment of uranium. A dispute arose regarding whether A.________ Limited had effectively terminated the contract in 2021 by letter dated April 17, 2023, as B.________ SA allegedly did not want to fulfill its contractual obligation. Ultimately, B.________ SA declared the contract terminated. An arbitration tribunal dismissed the claims of A.________ Limited in the proceedings according to ICC arbitration rules.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
2D_2/2026: Inadmissibility of the appeal in deportation matters
Summary of Facts
The appellant, a Colombian national, has been residing in Switzerland without a residence permit since 2022 and was subject to a travel ban until May 2027. The Federal Office for Customs and Border Security ordered her deportation from Switzerland on October 7, 2025, with a departure deadline until November 6, 2025. She appealed to the Administrative Court of the Canton of Vaud and requested an extension of the departure deadline to complete marriage preparations. The cantonal court dismissed the appeal on December 22, 2025, as far as it entered into it, and set a new departure deadline of January 22, 2026. The appellant is now turning to the Federal Court, claiming a violation of her right to be heard concerning the setting of the departure deadline.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
2C_415/2025: Dismissal of a recusal request in the context of a broadcasting law dispute
Summary of Facts
The appellant, A.________, filed a popular complaint with the Independent Complaints Authority for Radio and Television (UBI) against two publications of Swiss Radio and Television (SRF). In the course of the proceedings, he submitted a recusal request against the president and the vice-president of the UBI due to alleged bias. The UBI unanimously dismissed the recusal request. The appellant appealed to the Federal Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.
8C_272/2025: Judgment on the denial of a pension claim from disability insurance
Summary of Facts
The appellant, a trained cook, registered with the disability insurance in 2018 with medical and psychological complaints as well as after an accident to examine a pension claim. The IV office rejected his claim for a disability pension with a decision from 2024, determining a disability degree of 24%. The Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Zurich dismissed the appellant's appeal, prompting him to once again request a disability pension before the Federal Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the Portal.