Latest Judgments of the Federal Supreme Court
Here you will find the most recent judgments of the Federal Supreme Court (FSCR) from bger.ch. For the first three judgments, we present detailed summaries including facts, considerations, and rulings. For the further judgments, you will find a summary of the facts in each case. The full summaries of all judgments are available on the Lexplorer portal. There you can configure your newsletter and receive the latest judgments individually tailored to your areas of law.
5A_130/2025: Interpretation of a divorce consequences agreement
Summary of the facts
The case concerns the interpretation of an agreement on the consequences of divorce homologated by the civil court. In particular, the parties disputed the calculation of their joint share of the net proceeds from real estate sales, according to the agreement of 14 June 2012 and its addendum of 19 June 2012. The lower court had clarified the interpretation of this agreement and specified the deduction of the costs listed in the agreement from the sales shares.
Summary of the considerations
The appellant is entitled to appeal; the appeal was filed within the deadline and in proper form, and the dispute value threshold according to Art. 74 para. 1 lit. b FSC is met. The Federal Supreme Court clarifies that it applies the law ex officio but takes into account the reasoning and the complaints raised by the parties. A general re-examination of the facts is excluded. The appellant argues that the agreement is clear and therefore does not require interpretation under Art. 334 CPC. The Federal Supreme Court rejects this and confirms that the failure to perform the agreed payments justifies the need for interpretation. The appellant complains of a material change to the agreement by the lower court, particularly regarding the order of calculation steps. The Federal Supreme Court does not follow this argument and finds that the lower court merely clarified the original intent. A change of judges in the first instance between judgment issuance and interpretation proceedings is harmless, as long as the court relies on the known documents and the basis of the decision.
Summary of the ruling
The appeal was dismissed and the court costs as well as compensation were imposed on the appellant. The judgment will be delivered to the parties and the lower court.
5A_1110/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal
Summary of the facts
A.________ filed an appeal before the Federal Supreme Court against a decision of the Chambre de surveillance de la Cour de justice des Kantons Genf dated 3 December 2025. This chamber had confirmed the refusal by the Tribunal de protection de l'adulte et de l'enfant des Kantons Genf of the release from protective custody. During the ongoing proceedings, the Tribunal de protection de l'adulte et de l'enfant lifted the measure on 26 January 2026. The Federal Supreme Court therefore dealt in particular with the question of current and practical legal protection interest.
Summary of the considerations
The Chambre civile of the Cour de justice des Kantons Genf dismissed the appellant’s appeal against the decision of the Tribunal de protection de l'adulte et de l'enfant which denied his release from protective custody. The appellant requested the annulment of the lower court decision and the referral back, also requesting free legal aid and the appointment of a lawyer. The Federal Supreme Court rejected the requests for suspensive effect and interim measures. After the measure was lifted on 26 January 2026, the Federal Supreme Court found the proceedings moot, as no current interest in protection existed and the appellant could not demonstrate a virtual interest. Since the current and practical legal protection interest was lacking, the appeal was not examined on the merits. The question of a formal violation of the right to be heard was therefore also not to be assessed. The appeal was to be struck off according to the Federal Supreme Court. No court costs were imposed, and the appellant’s request for free legal aid became moot. A request for appointment of a lawyer was not granted as the appellant was deemed capable of judgment.
Summary of the ruling
The Federal Supreme Court declared the appeal moot and rejected the request for free legal aid. No court costs were imposed and the request for appointment of a lawyer was denied.
8C_646/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal
Summary of the facts
A.________ filed an appeal before the Federal Supreme Court on 31 October 2025 against a decision of the Administrative Court of the Canton of Vaud (dated 30 October 2025) concerning social assistance. Originally, A.________ was set a deadline to pay an advance on costs, which was extended by an additional deadline until 2 March 2026. A.________ did not comply with this request.
Summary of the considerations
(E.1) The appellant did not pay the advance on costs within the set deadline. According to Art. 62 para. 3 FSC, the appeal must therefore be declared inadmissible. (E.2) The decision is made in simplified proceedings according to Art. 108 para. 1 lit. a and para. 2 FSC (obvious inadmissibility). (E.3) According to Art. 66 para. 1 FSC (second sentence), court costs are waived.
Summary of the ruling
The appeal is declared inadmissible and no court costs are imposed. The decision will be communicated to the relevant parties.
4A_669/2025: Judgment on request for adjournment in a tenancy conciliation proceeding
Summary of the facts
A. A.________ (appellant) requested an adjournment of the conciliation hearing in a tenancy proceeding due to illness. The conciliation authority rejected the request as the reasons were neither substantiated nor comprehensible. The appellant did not attend the hearing, whereupon the proceedings were struck off as moot. The Zurich Cantonal Court rejected the appeals filed against this in two separate appeal judgments, insofar as it admitted them.
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9C_145/2025: Judgment concerning disability pension of a kitchen assistant after accident
Summary of the facts
After an accident, the respondent, a kitchen assistant, applied to the disability insurance for benefits in August 2019. The IV office Zug granted a full disability pension from 1 February to 31 October 2020, then a quarter pension. The Administrative Court of the Canton of Zug increased the pension from 1 November 2020 to 31 July 2021 to a full pension but referred the period from 1 August 2021 to 30 April 2022 back to the IV office for further clarification. The IV office appealed this judgment.
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6B_400/2024: Judgment on appeal concerning rape
Summary of the facts
The Zurich Cantonal Court found the appellant A.________ guilty of rape pursuant to Art. 190 para. 1 SCC by judgment dated 9 January 2024. It sentenced him to 34 months imprisonment, suspending execution for 22 months and setting a probation period of two years. It also ordered the taking of a DNA sample and creation of a DNA profile. The appellant appealed this conviction and sentence to the Federal Supreme Court.
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6B_830/2025: Defamation and abuse of process in criminal proceedings
Summary of the facts
A.________ was convicted by the Regional Court Jura bernois-Seeland for repeated defamation (Art. 303 SCC). He had made false accusations against police officers who conducted his arrest and interrogation during criminal proceedings. The accusations included alleged aggressiveness, false accusations related to a traffic offence, and alleged manipulation of his and his wife's statements. These acts aimed to avoid conviction. On appeal, the 2nd Criminal Chamber of the Bern Cantonal Court confirmed this judgment.
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6B_925/2025: Judgment concerning revision in connection with a violation of the chauffeur regulation
Summary of the facts
A.________ was fined CHF 600 by the Regional Court Viamala for violation of the chauffeur regulation. Her appeal was dismissed by the then Cantonal Court of Graubünden, and a criminal appeal before the Federal Supreme Court was not considered due to lateness. A subsequent revision request was not admitted by the Graubünden Cantonal Court. A.________ now requests the Federal Supreme Court to annul the dismissal order of the Cantonal Court and to admit the revision request.
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9C_261/2025: Judgment concerning cantonal and municipal taxes and direct federal tax
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ owns the listed Villa B.________ as well as other real estate. For the 2018 tax period, he claimed deductions, including maintenance costs of CHF 215,400 and interest on SWAP transactions of CHF 228,124. The Zurich Tax Office assessed him based on a discretionary assessment as it considered the facts insufficiently documented. The Zurich Administrative Court confirmed this decision. A.________ appealed, requesting deductibility of the mentioned costs and a reduction of estimated rental income.
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5A_97/2026: Non-admittance of an appeal against a summons to seizure
Summary of the facts
In proceedings concerning premium claims from compulsory health insurance, B.________ AG pursued the appellant. After the debt enforcement office Kriens summoned the appellant to a seizure, he filed several appeals which were dismissed at the cantonal level. Finally, the appellant brought the case before the Federal Supreme Court but did not pay the requested advance on costs.
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9C_713/2025: Decision on free legal aid
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ filed a request for free legal aid on 27 November 2025 to the Cour des assurances sociales of the Tribunal cantonal des Kantons Waadt in a dispute with the cantonal IV office. This request was denied by decision of 28 November 2025. The appellant appealed to the Federal Supreme Court, which decided on the handling of procedural costs and the outcome of the appeal due to the mootness of the proceedings. Meanwhile, the cantonal instance annulled its original decision and granted the request for free legal aid.
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4A_454/2025: Judgment on basic supply obligation in payment transactions for sanctioned persons
Summary of the facts
The respondent, a Russian citizen residing in Switzerland, was sanctioned in the USA and the UK but is not on any sanction list in Switzerland. He requested PostFinance AG to continue a business relationship for domestic payment transactions. The basic supply mandate of PostFinance AG is connected, among other things, with the fulfillment of nationwide payment transaction services. PostFinance refused the business relationship due to sanction risks. The Bern Commercial Court obliged PostFinance to continue the business relationship, as there were no sufficient grounds for an exception under Art. 45 para. 1 lit. a and b of the Postal Ordinance (VPG).
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7B_1135/2024: Decision on unsealing of mobile phone data backups
Summary of the facts
In criminal investigations against A.________ for qualified violation of the Narcotics Act (BetmG), the Zurich-Limmat Public Prosecutor’s Office seized data carriers including mobile phones. Following a request by the respondent for sealing and a later order by the Horgen District Court (court of coercive measures), the Public Prosecutor’s Office and A.________ appealed in different respects to the Federal Supreme Court.
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6B_53/2026: Inadmissibility of an appeal due to non-payment of advance on costs and dismissal of a request for reinstatement of deadline
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ filed an appeal against a judgment of the Chambre pénale d'appel et de révision of the Cour de justice des Kantons Genf dated 5 January 2026 to the Federal Supreme Court. However, she did not pay the required advance on costs despite two reminders. Later, she requested reinstatement of the deadline and free legal aid citing an unintentional absence from her residence and alleged financial hardship as reasons.
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5A_101/2025: Judgment concerning parental custody and care of a child of unmarried parents
Summary of the facts
A.A.________ (mother) and B.________ (father) are the unmarried parents of their daughter C.A.________. The child has lived with the mother since birth. The proceedings concern parental custody and its structure, especially regarding vaccination questions and the father’s visitation rights. At first instance, joint parental custody was established, care was assigned to the mother, and decision-making authority regarding vaccinations was assigned solely to the father. The mother appealed to the Bern Cantonal Court demanding sole parental custody. The Cantonal Court dismissed the mother’s appeal. The mother appealed this decision to the Federal Supreme Court.
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7B_207/2026: Decision concerning the ordering of preventive detention in the canton of Geneva
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________, an Afghan citizen, was charged for alleged participation in two brawls in Geneva and for bodily injury and has been in pre-trial detention since March 2025. His applications for release were denied by the cantonal authorities, and the case was ultimately brought before the Federal Supreme Court, with the appellant insisting on immediate release under substitute measures.
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6B_725/2025: Dismissal of the appeal of a veterinarian for violation of the Animal Protection Act
Summary of the facts
The appellant, a veterinarian practicing in Switzerland, was convicted for violation of federal animal protection legislation (Art. 26 para. 2 Animal Protection Act, LTSch). The case arose from disregard of medical standards in treating a horse which was ultimately euthanized after considerable suffering. Despite clear indications of Cushing's syndrome diagnosis, the appellant continued homeopathic treatment and failed to take necessary conventional medical measures.
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7B_150/2026: Non-admittance of the appeal
Summary of the facts
The Federal Supreme Court had to decide on an appeal in criminal matters filed by an appellant against a decision of the Zurich Cantonal Court. The proceedings concerned the non-prosecution of a criminal complaint by the Zurich-Limmat Public Prosecutor’s Office.
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6B_753/2025: Upholding the appeal due to inadmissibility of the lower court
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ requested on 18 June 2025 the appointment of a public defender pursuant to Art. 132 para. 1 lit. b CPC in revision proceedings against a non-prosecution order from 2009. The lower court, the Chambre pénale d'appel et de révision of the Canton of Geneva, dismissed the submission as inadmissible on 8 July 2025, declared the related appointment of a defender moot, and waived the collection of procedural costs.
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9C_199/2025: Judgment on occupational pension related to birth and early disability
Summary of the facts
The insured A.________, a disability insurance pensioner with 100% disability since 1999, was occupationally insured with the Columna collective foundation from 2019. After receiving a three-quarter disability pension from the disability insurance retroactively from 2021, Columna refused to pay a three-quarter occupational pension. The Zurich Social Insurance Court dismissed her claim for an occupational pension. She filed an appeal in public law matters against this decision.
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6B_941/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal concerning reinstatement of the appeal period
Summary of the facts
The appellant, accused of a violation of the Road Traffic Act, requested reinstatement of the appeal period. This request was dismissed by both the Regional Court and, in second instance, the Bern Cantonal Court. The appellant alleges a violation of Art. 94 CPC, arbitrariness, and exaggerated formalism before the Federal Supreme Court and requests reinstatement of the deadline and referral back to the lower court or public prosecutor's office.
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9C_55/2026: Discontinuation of proceedings in the area of disability insurance
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ filed an appeal on 21 January 2026 against the decision of the Cour de justice de la République et canton de Genève, Chambre des assurances sociales, dated 22 December 2025. On 10 February 2026, she declared in writing the withdrawal of the appeal.
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5A_168/2026: Judgment on approval of the final report and final account of a guardian
Summary of the facts
The Child and Adult Protection Authority (KESB) of the Canton of Schaffhausen approved the final report and final account of the guardian of B.________, who died on 27 June 2024. The appellant, brother of the deceased, appealed to the Schaffhausen Cantonal Court, which dismissed the appeal by order of 27 January 2026. The appellant then turned to the Federal Supreme Court.
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5A_1107/2025: Non-admittance due to lack of current interest
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ challenged his protective custody (FU), which was ordered and confirmed based on medical decisions. The Chambre de surveillance of the Cour de justice des Kantons Genf dismissed his appeal against the decision of the Tribunal for the Protection of Adults and Children (TPAE). The Federal Supreme Court dealt with an appeal by A.________ who requested the annulment of the custody and the granting of free legal aid as well as the appointment of a lawyer. During the proceedings before the Federal Supreme Court, the disputed custody was lifted on 26 January 2026, thus the interest in the proceedings ceased.
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8C_145/2026: Judgment concerning supplementary benefits to AHV/IV
Summary of the facts
The appellant challenged the decision of the Social Security Court of the Canton of Zurich (13 January 2026), which confirmed the objection decision of the municipality of Hinwil. The dispute concerned reimbursement of deductibles and co-payments of health insurance for the period from 1 January 2023 to 30 June 2024 in the amount of CHF 665.20. The appellant did not sufficiently specify the lower court judgment and furthermore raised inadmissible criticism.
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6B_986/2025: Decision concerning a criminal appeal
Summary of the facts
A.________, a citizen of Guinea-Bissau, was convicted in Switzerland for drug trafficking and an attempted offence against foreigner law. Originally, he was sentenced to 20 months imprisonment with probation and a deportation order. On appeal, the sentence was reduced to 17 months and the deportation confirmed. A.________ appealed the appeal judgment, solely regarding the deportation.
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8C_158/2026: Inadmissibility of an electronically filed appeal in the area of disability insurance
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ filed an appeal by ordinary email on 21 February 2026 against a judgment of the Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Zurich dated 17 December 2025 at that court, which forwarded the submission to the Federal Supreme Court.
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8C_71/2026: Dispute over claim to disability pension
Summary of the facts
A.________ (born 1984) registered with the disability insurance in May 2020. After several assessments, the IV office Bern denied entitlement in January 2024. The Bern Administrative Court partially upheld the appeal and granted A.________ a full disability pension for certain periods (August 2021 to July 2022 and October 2022 to May 2023). The application was rejected for other periods. A.________ appealed to the Federal Supreme Court requesting, among other things, a new expert opinion and granting of a full pension from May 2020.
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7B_224/2026: Extension of pre-trial detention
Summary of the facts
A.________ is accused of committing an armed robbery at a bank branch in U.________ on 24 July 2025. He was arrested on 27 July 2025 and has been in pre-trial detention since then, which has been extended several times. A.________ appealed the latest decision to extend detention by the Lucerne Cantonal Court to the Federal Supreme Court. He requested immediate release or, alternatively, referral back to the lower court for re-assessment.
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9C_32/2025: Tax treatment of activities of a public-law institution in the Canton of Solothurn
Summary of the facts
The company A.________, a public-law institution of the municipality of U.________, appealed against a decision of the cantonal tax office of Solothurn, which limited its tax exemption to certain sovereign activities covered by cantonal or federal law. The lower court confirmed tax liability for other areas including electricity supply outside the grid area, gas supply, district heating, and other services.
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6B_384/2025: Criminal liability of A.________ and deportation
Summary of the facts
The case concerns the criminal liability of A.________, a Kosovar citizen, accused of various crimes including theft, handling stolen goods, trespassing, simple bodily injury, threats, and multiple traffic violations. The case also involved examination of his deportation from Switzerland. The lower court (Bern Cantonal Court) acquitted A.________ on some charges and confirmed the district court’s convictions on others. The appellant challenged the decision mainly regarding the crimes and the ordered deportation.
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6B_61/2026: Non-admittance of an appeal concerning attempted grievous bodily injury, deprivation of liberty, sentencing, and breach of the acceleration requirement
Summary of the facts
The Federal Supreme Court had to assess an appeal against a judgment of the St. Gallen Cantonal Court, in which the appellant was sentenced to 40 months imprisonment (partially suspended) and further ancillary penalties for attempted grievous bodily injury, deprivation of liberty, and other offences. The appellant claimed in particular a violation of the acceleration requirement, requested partial acquittal and reduction of the sentence.
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7F_10/2026: Inadmissibility of the revision request
Summary of the facts
A.________ requested revision of judgment 7B_1150/2025 dated 20 November 2025 before the Federal Supreme Court pursuant to Art. 121 lit. d FSC. This judgment declared a criminal appeal by A.________ against the dismissal of her appeal by the appeal chamber of the Ticino Cantonal Court inadmissible due to lateness. The revision request was also late. A.________ additionally filed a request for reinstatement of the deadline and free legal aid.
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9F_4/2026: Judgment on revision request concerning cantonal and municipal taxes
Summary of the facts
The applicant requested the revision of Federal Supreme Court judgment 9C_473/2025, which dismissed an earlier appeal by the applicant against a judgment of the Aargau Administrative Court (23 June 2025) concerning cantonal and municipal taxes of the Canton of Aargau for the 2015 tax period. The grounds for revision included, among others, annulment of earlier judgments, reimbursement of procedural costs, an edition of files, recusal of a tax commissioner, and free legal aid.
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7B_659/2024: Judgment on recusal proceedings and party compensation
Summary of the facts
The appellant (A.________) requested recusal of the public prosecutor due to alleged bias in criminal proceedings. After the public prosecutor resigned during the proceedings, the Schaffhausen Cantonal Court declared the recusal request moot, but rejected the claim for party compensation. The appellant appealed to the Federal Supreme Court, requesting party compensation.
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9C_331/2024: VAT liability of managed care services
Summary of the facts
The VAT group A.________ AG, which is active among others in integrated medical care, was ordered by the Federal Tax Administration (FTA) to pay additional VAT for the 2016 and 2017 tax periods amounting to CHF 1,104,579. The Federal Administrative Court dismissed the appeal against this decision. The appellant brought the case before the Federal Supreme Court to reduce the VAT claim by CHF 956,389.
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7B_210/2026: Non-admittance due to insufficient reasoning
Summary of the facts
A.________ filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court on 16 February 2026 against a decision of the Chambre pénale de recours of the Cour de justice des Kantons Genf dated 6 February 2026, which refused his release from pre-trial detention. This decision confirmed an earlier order of the Tribunal des mesures coercitives of the Canton of Geneva dated 13 January 2026.
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6B_156/2026: Inadmissibility of the appeal
Summary of the facts
A.________ was convicted by the Tribunal correctionnel de l'arrondissement de la Broye et du Nord vaudois on 17 April 2025 for violation of bookkeeping obligations, coercion, and rape to a prison sentence of 36 months, of which 30 months were suspended with probation of 4 years. The Cour d'appel pénale of the Tribunal cantonal du canton de Vaud dismissed an appeal filed by A.________ on 23 September 2025. A.________ then filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court on 25 February 2026 and simultaneously requested free legal aid.
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7B_1307/2025: Inadmissibility of appeals due to non-payment of advance on costs
Summary of the facts
The appellant filed three appeals against decisions of the Thurgau Cantonal Court dated 23 October 2025. These decisions concerned the non-prosecution of proceedings. The appellant failed to pay an advance on costs despite two reminders and an extension.
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8C_234/2025: Judgment on the question of invalid income and entitlement to a disability pension under UVG
Summary of the facts
The appellant, born in 1989, suffered a traffic accident in 2006 as an apprentice resulting in significant injuries including fractures. Suva provided statutory benefits but later denied benefits for claimed neck and shoulder complaints on grounds of causality. After a relapse in 2013, benefits were again granted but stopped at the end of 2023. Suva awarded an integrity compensation but denied pension entitlement due to lack of significant loss of earnings. The cantonal court dismissed the appeal against this.
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7B_321/2026: Inadmissibility of the appeal
Summary of the facts
A.________ filed a criminal appeal with the Federal Supreme Court against a decision of the Chambre pénale de recours of the Cour de justice de Genève dated 5 February 2026. The lower court had dismissed his appeal against the decision of the Ministère public de Genève not to remove the minutes of a hearing dated 17 December 2025 from the files.
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6B_411/2025: Inadmissibility of the appeal
Summary of the facts
A.________ was convicted by the District Court Broye and Nord Vaud municipalities on 1 July 2024 for sexual coercion and false accusation to a conditional prison sentence of eight months and a fine of CHF 1,500 (or alternatively 15 additional days imprisonment in case of culpable non-payment). This judgment was confirmed on 3 December 2024 by the Criminal Court of the Canton of Vaud. A.________ filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court requesting, among other things, referral back for retrial.
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9C_576/2025: Inadmissibility of electronic filing of a revision request
Summary of the facts
The Caisse cantonale neuchâteloise de compensation (CCNC) demanded damages from A.________ for outstanding joint contributions to old-age and survivors insurance (AHV), disability insurance (IV), income replacement scheme (EO), unemployment insurance (ALV) and family allowances (ALFA). The Neuchâtel Cantonal Court had examined a damage claim of CHF 333,620.85 and remanded the matter to the CCNC for re-assessment. A.________ filed a revision request, which was dismissed by the cantonal court on the grounds that the revision request was not filed properly (electronically).
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6B_586/2025: Judgment concerning embezzlement and arbitrary evaluation of evidence
Summary of the facts
A.A.________ was accused of having exploited a romantic relationship with B.B.________ to obtain loans from her to purchase a luxury vehicle (Lamborghini), for which she paid a total of CHF 226,357.20. The vehicle was used contrary to agreements, e.g. transported to Kosovo, driven there, and damaged. The loan repayment did not occur, causing financial damage to the private plaintiff.
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