Latest Judgments of the Federal Supreme Court
Here you will find the most recent judgments of the Federal Supreme Court (FSCS) from bger.ch. For the first three judgments, we present detailed summaries with facts, considerations, and dispositives. For the further judgments, you will find a summary of the facts. The complete 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 legal areas.
2C_724/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding restoration of the appeal deadline
Summary of the facts
The Kosovar national A.________, holder of a settlement permit of the Canton of Bern, filed an appeal on 7 November 2025 with the Administrative Court of the Canton of Solothurn against the rejection of his request to change canton. Since the appeal deadline had already expired on 6 November 2025, A.________ simultaneously requested restoration of the deadline and justified the missed deadline with a printer problem. The Administrative Court rejected the request for restoration of the deadline and did not enter into the appeal.
Summary of the considerations
- Para. 1: The Federal Supreme Court reviews its jurisdiction and the admissibility requirements ex officio. The appeal in public law matters against the decision of non-admission due to expiry of the appeal deadline is admissible.
- Para. 2: An appeal can allege violation of federal law or constitutional rights. The Federal Supreme Court primarily examines the allegations based on the arguments presented.
- Para. 3: It is undisputed that the appeal of 7 November 2025 was not filed in due time within the statutory ten days. It is disputed whether the deadline should have been restored due to the printer problem.
- Paras. 4.1–4.3: According to cantonal law (§ 10bis VRG/SO), a deadline may only be restored if the default was without fault. The Federal Supreme Court reviews these cantonal provisions summarily. Excessive formalism only exists if the application of provisions prevents the realization of substantive law in an untenable manner.
- Para. 4.4: The lower court found that technical problems with the printer only became decisive because the legal representative submitted the appeal brief shortly before the deadline. The missed deadline is therefore attributable to the representative.
- Paras. 4.5–4.6: The Federal Supreme Court's practice provides that even in the case of technical problems on the last day of the deadline, fault is assumed if no precautions were taken to ensure timely submission.
- Para. 4.7: No violation of the principle of proportionality, the right to be heard, or the guarantee of legal remedies was apparent.
Summary of the dispositive
The appeal was dismissed, no court costs were charged, and the request for legal aid was dismissed as moot.
7B_1362/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding denial of justice
Summary of the facts
A.________ lodged an appeal against a decision of the lower court which declared his legal remedy inadmissible due to alleged denial of justice. The lower court assumed that no legal remedy was admissible against the challenged decisions of the public prosecutor and that A.________ could possibly submit corresponding evidentiary motions before the first instance. It further found that the alleged inactivity of the public prosecutor was related to assertions not subject to the proceedings.
Summary of the considerations
- Para. 1: The Federal Supreme Court reviews ex officio its jurisdiction and the admissibility of remedies (Art. 29 para. 1 BGG).
- Para. 2.1: A remedy to the Federal Supreme Court must, according to Art. 42 paras. 1 and 2 BGG, contain clearly defined requests and sufficient reasoning indicating how the lower court allegedly violated the law.
- Para. 2.2: The lower court found that the alleged denial of justice accusation was abusively raised against a non-appealable order and saw no rights of A.________ violated.
- Para. 2.3: A.________ denied having received a letter from the public prosecutor but did not show that this would have materially affected the decision of the lower court.
- Para. 3: Due to obvious inadmissibility, the appeal was declared inadmissible in simplified proceedings pursuant to Art. 108 para. 1 lit. b BGG. Due to lack of prospects of success, the request for legal aid was rejected.
Summary of the dispositive
The dispositive declares the appeal inadmissible and rejects the request for legal aid. Furthermore, court costs are imposed on A.________.
7B_525/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding supervisory complaint against the Schaffhausen police
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ filed a supervisory complaint against the Schaffhausen police. After the Government Council of the Canton of Schaffhausen had dealt with the complaint, the Cantonal Court of Schaffhausen declared in its decision of 31 March 2026 that the Government Council was not competent for this matter and referred to the criminal procedural appeal route. The appellant then filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
Summary of the considerations
- (Para. 1) The appellant requests the annulment of the lower court's decision, a referral back to the Finance Department of the Canton of Schaffhausen, and reimbursement of the costs imposed on him.
- (Para. 2) The Federal Supreme Court notes that the appeal partly lacks sufficient reasoning, insofar as the requirements under Art. 42 para. 2 BGG are not met.
- (Para. 3.1) The lower court correctly decided that the Government Council was not competent for the supervisory complaint and that the criminal procedural route pursuant to Art. 393 para. 2 lit. a CPC applies. Referral of the matter to the Finance Department was thus not required. The costs imposed are also justified.
- (Para. 3.2) The appellant does not adequately engage with the lower court's considerations and limits himself to appellate criticism without substantiating the alleged legal violation. In particular, the submission does not meet the qualified reasoning requirements under Art. 106 para. 2 BGG.
- (Para. 4) Due to inadequate reasoning, the Federal Supreme Court does not enter into the appeal (Art. 108 para. 1 lit. b BGG). The request for legal aid is dismissed for lack of prospects of success. It is emphasized that vexatious complaints will be inadmissible in the future.
Summary of the dispositive
The dispositive clarified that the appeal is not to be admitted and the request for legal aid is rejected. Furthermore, court costs were imposed on the appellant.
7B_106/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding criminal matter on personality rights violation
Summary of the facts
- The appellant A.________ filed several criminal complaints against B.________ for defamation, libel, false accusation, and insult.
- The district public prosecutor's office of the North Vaud region conducted an investigation, which was partially discontinued.
- By decision of 15 November 2024, the criminal chamber of the Vaud Cantonal Court confirmed the prosecutor's discontinuation order.
- The appellant filed a criminal appeal to the Federal Supreme Court.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
8C_325/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding cost coverage of a cannabis therapy
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ requested cost coverage for a cannabis therapy by the supplementary benefits authority. Both the respondent (Compensation Office of the Canton of Bern) and the Administrative Court of the Canton of Bern rejected his request. The decisive reasoning was that costs for cannabis preparations not listed in the lists covered by Art. 52 para. 1 KVG cannot be covered by supplementary benefits.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
2C_299/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding residence permit
Summary of the facts
The Migration Office of the Canton of Lucerne refused the extension of the residence permit of B.A.________ and expelled him from Switzerland. A complaint filed in her own name by his wife, A.A.________, against this order was not dealt with by the Cantonal Court of Lucerne because the appeal document was not signed and this formal defect was not remedied within the set deadline despite a request. A.A.________ then lodged an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court without substantively addressing the considerations of the lower court.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
5A_253/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding restriction of freedom of movement
Summary of the facts
A.________ filed an appeal against an order of the Tribunal for the Protection of Adults and Children of the Canton of Geneva dated 17 March 2026, which restricted his freedom of movement and denied his release from this measure.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
7B_498/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding recusal request against the Cantonal Court of Schaffhausen
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ requested the recusal of the president and other staff members of the Cantonal Court of Schaffhausen as well as the transfer of all proceedings concerning him to an out-of-canton court. The Cantonal Court partially did not enter into the request and otherwise dismissed it. The appellant then filed a criminal appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
4D_41/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding advance on costs
Summary of the facts
The Federal Supreme Court had to decide on an appeal by an appellant (A.________) against a presidential order of the Cantonal Court of Zug. Originally, the Cantonal Court had not entered into an appeal against a legal opening decision of the Cantonal Court of Zug due to insufficient reasoning.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
2C_88/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding automatic termination of the settlement permit
Summary of the facts
The Moroccan national A.________ had lived in Switzerland since 2008 and repeatedly received residence permits as well as a settlement permit, most recently limited until 2023. After separating from her Portuguese husband in 2022, she repeatedly took extended stays abroad in Morocco without declaring this. In 2024, the competent cantonal authority determined the automatic termination of the settlement permit (Art. 61 para. 2 AuG), refused a new residence permit, and ordered removal from Switzerland. The appellant, who is in a precarious financial situation, unsuccessfully appealed against this.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
2C_660/2025: Dismissal of the appeal regarding dissolved marital community and sham marriage
Summary of the facts
A Peruvian national (appellant) received residence permits in Switzerland, initially due to a same-sex partnership and later because of marriage to a Swiss citizen. After separation in March 2023, the cantonal authorities refused to extend the residence permit, considering the marital community dissolved. There were also indications of a sham marriage. The cantonal instances dismissed the appellant's remedies.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
4D_81/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding legal opening and legal aid
Summary of the facts
The appellant filed an appeal against a legal opening decision of the Regional Court Bern-Mittelland to the Cantonal Court of Bern, which dismissed the appeal on 18 March 2026 as far as it entered into it. The appellant then filed an appeal to the Federal Supreme Court and also requested suspensive effect and legal aid.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
7B_523/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding recusal in a criminal matter
Summary of the facts
A.________ requested the recusal of all public prosecutors of the Canton of Schaffhausen. The Cantonal Court of Schaffhausen did not enter into the recusal request against the public prosecutor's office and dismissed the recusal request against a specific public prosecutor. A.________ requested the Federal Supreme Court to annul these decisions and legal aid.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
4A_153/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding review measures in tenancy law
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ requested revision of three decisions of the first-instance president of the Rental Court from 2023, 2024, and 2025. This request was declared inadmissible on 6 January 2026. The cantonal court dismissed his appeal against this decision on 12 March 2026. Disputed were, among other things, an allegedly incorrect dating of the judgment, alleged procedural defects, and an unlawfully imposed fine.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
6B_826/2024: Judgment on mismanagement, fraud, forgery, and money laundering
Summary of the facts
- **A.________** was convicted by the District Court of Aarau inter alia for mismanagement (Art. 165 para. 1 SCC), fraud (Art. 146 para. 1 SCC), forgery of documents (Art. 251 para. 1 SCC), and money laundering (Art. 305bis SCC). He received a prison sentence of 3 ½ years, a five-year expulsion from the country (with SIS registration), and was ordered to pay damages.
- The Cantonal Court of Aargau confirmed the guilt and increased the prison sentence to 4 years. The duration of the expulsion was extended to ten years.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
7B_629/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding lack of standing
Summary of the facts
The Federal Supreme Court dealt with an appeal by A.________ against a decision of the Judicial Appeal Instance of the Appellate Court of the Canton of Ticino dated 14 April 2026. The subject was a decree of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Canton of Ticino dated 11 October 2024, which established a non-admission regarding a criminal complaint filed by A.________.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
7B_629/2024: Dismissal of the appeal in criminal proceedings regarding circumstances of death
Summary of the facts
The parents of a deceased person filed an appeal against the prosecutor's discontinuation order, who after thorough investigation found no sufficient suspicion of a crime related to the death of their son. The deceased was found in July 2022 with severe traumatic brain injuries and died a few days later. The cantonal lower court confirmed the discontinuation of the criminal investigation, whereupon the parents appealed to the Federal Supreme Court.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
4D_57/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding advance on costs
Summary of the facts
A legal opening procedure led to a decision of the Cantonal Court of Zurich not to enter into an appeal by the appellant. Against this decision, the appellant lodged an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court. In the Federal Supreme Court proceedings, he was ordered to pay an advance on costs; he refused payment even after a grace period.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
9C_694/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding real estate capital gains tax
Summary of the facts
The A.________ AG transferred in 2023 by division agreement a residential and commercial building as well as parking garage spaces to another company. The tax administration of the Canton of Bern then levied a real estate capital gains tax, against which A.________ AG filed a late objection. This was not processed due to missed deadline. After further appeals to the tax appeals commission and the Administrative Court of the Canton of Bern, the procedure was finally ended by a dismissal order because a timely correction of the signatures in the complaint failed.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
6B_988/2025: Dismissal of the appeal in criminal proceedings for murder of a child
Summary of the facts
A.A.________ was accused of having fatally injured her eight-year-old daughter B.A.________ on 1 February 2022 in the C.________ forest by hitting her with a stone. The lower courts found A.A.________ guilty of murder and imposed an 18-year prison sentence. With her appeal to the Federal Supreme Court, A.A.________ requested acquittal or requalification of the act to intentional killing or reduction of the prison sentence.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
2C_498/2025: Dismissal of the appeal regarding extension of residence permit after separation
Summary of the facts
- A.________, a Tunisian national (born 1982), married the Swiss citizen B.________ on 11 March 2018. After entering Switzerland in 2023, he received a residence permit to stay with his wife.
- In June 2023, A.________ moved out of the shared apartment, stating that this was due to tensions with his wife's children.
- The request to extend the residence permit was rejected by the Zurich Migration Office because the marital community no longer existed. The appeal to the Security Directorate of the Canton of Zurich and to the Administrative Court of the Canton of Zurich was also unsuccessful.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
7B_262/2026: Upholding appeals regarding unsealing requests of seized mobile phones
Summary of the facts
A. The Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Canton of Schwyz is conducting a criminal investigation against two accused (A.________ and B.________) for violations of the Narcotics Act. As part of the investigation, several mobile phones were seized and their sealing requested. B. The Coercive Measures Court of Schwyz granted the unsealing requests to authorize the public prosecutor to conduct searches. C. Both accused filed criminal appeals with the Federal Supreme Court and requested, among other things, the segregation of protected correspondence (e.g., doctor correspondence) before release.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
8C_324/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding supplementary benefits to AHV/IV
Summary of the facts
The appellant filed a denial of justice and delay of justice complaint against the Compensation Office of the Canton of Bern, which the lower court dismissed with a decision of non-admission. The reason was the lack of legal protection interest, since the respondent had already issued a decision on the disputed medical costs. The appellant then appealed to the Federal Supreme Court.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
7B_390/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding insufficient reasoning
Summary of the facts
A.________ lodged an appeal against a non-admission order issued by the Geneva State Ministry on 19 January 2026. The lower court, the Criminal Appeals Chamber of the Geneva Cantonal Court, declared A.________’s appeal inadmissible on 16 March 2026 because it was filed late.
On 25 March 2026 (supplemented on 15 May 2026), A.________ filed a criminal appeal with the Federal Supreme Court and requested legal aid.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
8C_700/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding entitlement to a half disability pension for 2017-2022
Summary of the facts
The appellant registered with the disability insurance in 2013 citing health complaints. After extensive medical investigations and surveillance, the IV office granted a limited quarter pension (2013-2017). After an expert report in 2022, the Insurance Court of the Canton of St. Gallen confirmed a limited half pension (2013-2017) and rejected further claims for 2017-2022. The appellant partially contested this decision, requesting a half disability pension for this second period or referral back to the lower court.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
1C_644/2025: Non-admission of the appeal regarding temporary removal from office
Summary of the facts
A member of the executive of the municipality of Prilly (A.________) was temporarily removed from office by the State Council of the Canton of Vaud due to persistently conflict-ridden behavior, including a physical and verbal altercation with the syndic on 2 May 2025. The measure was based on Art. 139b of the Vaud Municipal Act. The State Council also initiated an administrative investigation to consider possible permanent removal from office. The cantonal administrative court (CDAP) dismissed the appeal against this. A.________ appealed the decision to the Federal Supreme Court.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
4D_83/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding legal aid
Summary of the facts
The appellant filed an appeal against the decision of the Cantonal Court of Basel-Landschaft, which rejected her request for legal aid on the grounds that the appeal was hopeless. She requested the Federal Supreme Court to grant legal aid and to overturn the lower court's decision.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
2C_344/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding missed deadline and restoration of deadline
Summary of the facts
The appellant, an Austrian national, entered Switzerland in 2016 and held an EU/EFTA residence permit. This was not extended on 25 April 2025 by the Migration Office of the Canton of Zurich, and an appeal against this was rejected by the Security Directorate of the Canton of Zurich on 16 December 2025. The Administrative Court of the Canton of Zurich did not enter into the appeal due to late submission on 4 February 2026 and later rejected the request for restoration of the deadline in a judgment of 5 May 2026.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
7B_362/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding lack of standing in the public prosecutor’s discontinuation
Summary of the facts
The II. Criminal Law Division of the Federal Supreme Court examined an appeal by A.________. It concerned a decision of the Criminal Appeal Chamber of the Geneva Cantonal Court, which dismissed a cantonal legal remedy against the discontinuation order of the Geneva public prosecutor.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.
5A_510/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding placement in psychiatric clinic
Summary of the facts
The appellant, suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, was involuntarily hospitalized several times. After deterioration of his health condition, the Tribunal de protection de l'adulte et de l'enfant of the Canton of Geneva ordered his placement in a psychiatric clinic on 4 March 2026. Subsequent court decisions confirmed this placement, most recently with a temporal limitation of a maximum of 15 days from the decision date. The appellant filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court requesting to be released from the imposed psychiatric obligations.
The complete summary of the judgment can be found on the portal.