Latest Judgments of the Federal Supreme Court
Here you will find the most recent judgments of the Federal Supreme Court (BGer) from bger.ch. For the first three judgments, we present detailed summaries including facts, considerations, and dispositives. For the further judgments, you will find a summary of the facts in each case. 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 areas of law.
9C_393/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning provisional tax assessment
Summary of the facts
The appellants, A.A.________ and B.A.________, have a tax domicile in the municipality of D.________ (TG). The tax office issued a provisional tax assessment for the 2023 tax period based on an income of CHF 241,700.–, which corresponded to the declared amounts. The taxpayers filed an objection and requested a reduction of the income by CHF 54,000.–, since the amount (bonus) had already been taxed in the 2021 tax period. The objection was dismissed, and the cantonal tax appeals commission confirmed this decision.
Summary of the considerations
- E.1: Cantonal law (§ 188 StG/TG) provides that the provisional tax assessment is based on the presumably owed tax amount. This assessment later flows into the definitive assessment, confirming that provisional tax assessments are of a preliminary nature. - E.2: The provisional assessment is equivalent to a "measures decision" pursuant to Art. 98 BGG, meaning the Federal Supreme Court can only examine violations of constitutional individual rights. - E.2.4 and E.2.5: The appellants did not raise sufficient objections regarding the violation of individual rights. Instead, they merely repeated their argument about double taxation of the bonus without meeting the requirements of Art. 42 para. 2 and Art. 106 para. 2 BGG. - E.2.6: Due to the lack of necessary reasoning, the appeal could not be admitted. The decision was issued in summary proceedings by a single judge.
Summary of the dispositive
The appeal is not admitted, and court costs are imposed on the appellants. No party compensation is awarded.
7B_181/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning official defense in a criminal proceeding
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ requested the appointment of a public defender in the context of a criminal proceeding for threat, which was rejected by both the Zurich cantonal public prosecutor’s office and the Zurich cantonal court. The Federal Supreme Court examined the appeal against the final decision of the cantonal court and rejected it. The conditions for granting official defense were denied. Likewise, the appellant was not granted free legal aid and representation for the proceedings before the Federal Supreme Court.
Summary of the considerations
The Federal Supreme Court established the formal admissibility of the appeal and considered the relevant procedural files. The involvement of additional files was waived. The claim to official defense under Art. 132 para. 1 lit. b StPO was examined. The Federal Supreme Court found that neither the special difficulties of the case nor the personal circumstances of the appellant (e.g., foreign language skills) justified official defense. The case was classified as simple and manageable. Free legal aid for the cantonal proceedings was denied because the appeal had no prospect of success already from the cantonal court’s perspective. The Federal Supreme Court also rejected the request for free legal aid and representation for the present proceedings, as the appeal was deemed futile.
Summary of the dispositive
The appeal was rejected, and the request for free legal aid and representation was also rejected. The costs of the proceedings were imposed on the appellant.
8C_366/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning the ordering of an expert opinion in case of disagreement
Summary of the facts
A.________ applied for disability insurance benefits in December 2016. The IV office of the canton of Zurich arranged a multidisciplinary expert opinion. Despite its availability, a renewed psychiatric and neuropsychological assessment was ordered. A.________ refused this, referring to other unresolved somatic aspects and ongoing criminal proceedings. She requested the suspension of the procedure, which the IV office denied without issuing a formal decision. Therefore, A.________ filed a refusal of justice appeal with the Social Insurance Court of the canton of Zurich, which was partially upheld. The lower court ordered the IV office to issue a formal decision. The IV office appealed this to the Federal Supreme Court.
Summary of the considerations
- E.1: The Federal Supreme Court reviews ex officio the admissibility of the appeal. It finds that the cantonal judgment concerning a possible interim decision about the expert assessment was appealed. This concerns an interlocutory decision under Art. 93 BGG. - E.1.2: The IV office argued that there was an irreparable disadvantage due to an allegedly unlawful provision of the cantonal court. Accordingly, clarification by the Federal Supreme Court was necessary. - E.1.3: In judgment 8C_445/2025, the Federal Supreme Court had already decided that in case of disagreement about ordering an expert opinion, a formal decision in the form of an appealable interlocutory order is required. The current proceedings confirmed this, hence the appeal appeared admissible. - E.4–E.5: The Federal Supreme Court reaffirmed that under the amended legal situation (from 1 January 2022), the participation rights of the insured person in proceedings ordering expert opinions must continue to be observed. The insurer must therefore issue an interlocutory order in case of disagreement (according to judgment 8C_445/2025). - E.6: The request for reinstatement of suspensive effect became moot.
Summary of the dispositive
The appeal was dismissed, and the appellant was ordered to pay court costs of CHF 800.
5A_630/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning withdrawal of an appeal
Summary of the facts
A.________ filed an appeal on 3 July 2026 for denial and delay of justice against the Civil Appeals Chamber of the Vaud Cantonal Court. By letter dated 31 July 2026, A.________ declared the withdrawal of the appeal.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_1093/2024: Non-admission of the appeal concerning the discontinuation of criminal proceedings
Summary of the facts
A.________ was found seriously injured on 26 February 2024. The Lenzburg-Aarau public prosecutor’s office discontinued the proceedings due to lack of suspicion of a criminal offense. The Aargau cantonal court confirmed the discontinuation. A.________ requested the Federal Supreme Court to overturn this decision and to carry out further investigations.
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2C_367/2026: Dismissal of the appeal concerning delay of justice
Summary of the facts
The appellant, a Colombian national, challenged the refusal by the Aarau city council to register her in the population register and claimed delay or denial of justice before the Aargau Administrative Court, because her appeal was not further processed due to a missing qualified electronic signature. The Aarau city council rejected the appellant’s registration in the population register on 24 July 2025. The appellant’s representative filed a complaint of delay/denial of justice with the Aargau Administrative Court. This was twice dismissed due to missing qualified electronic signature. With the present appeal, the appellant requested, among other things, a finding of delay or denial of justice by the Administrative Court and the instruction to open the procedure.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
2C_95/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning residence permit after dissolution of marriage
Summary of the facts
The Turkish national A.A.________ (born 1986) entered Switzerland in 2020, married a German national, and received an EU/EFTA residence permit. After multiple incidents of domestic violence, court separation and divorce decisions, and a penal order against him, his permit was revoked by the Zurich Migration Office. The Security Directorate as well as the Administrative Court confirmed this revocation. A.A.________ requests before the Federal Supreme Court the annulment of the revocation, as he asserts a continued residence claim through his relationship with his sons.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
8C_280/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning supplementary benefits to AHV/IV
Summary of the facts
The appellant, A.________, appealed against a decision of the Administrative Court of the canton of Thurgau as insurance court dated 1 April 2026 concerning supplementary benefits to AHV/IV. By order of 9 June 2026, he was requested to pay a cost deposit by 21 August 2026 at the latest. The appellant did not comply with this request.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_997/2024: Non-admission of the appeal concerning criminal complaint and standing to appeal
Summary of the facts
A.________ filed a criminal complaint on 21 September 2021 for property damage against several persons, because traffic signs on his properties were unlawfully removed and destroyed. Later, he requested an extension of the criminal investigation to another person. The public prosecutor’s office discontinued the proceedings, and the Lucerne cantonal court dismissed A.________'s appeal. With a criminal appeal, A.________ requested continuation of the criminal proceedings.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
8C_579/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning disability pension claim
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________, who had already unsuccessfully applied for disability insurance benefits in 1995, 2015, and 2021, registered again at the Zug IV office. He justified this with psychological impairments resulting from an event in 2013. The IV office obtained new medical reports and again denied his entitlement to a disability pension. The Zug Administrative Court dismissed the related appeal. With an appeal in public law matters, A.________ requested the granting of a full disability pension.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_780/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning the lifting of the participation guardianship
Summary of the facts
A.________ applied on 17 February 2026 to the Justice de paix of the District of Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut for the lifting of the participation guardianship measure ordered in 2019 under Art. 396 ZGB. After the lower court ordered a new psychiatric expert opinion at the B.________ Foundation, A.________ resisted this procedure referring to a private expert opinion from a psychiatrist in Togo. The appeal lodged by A.________ was declared inadmissible by the Chambre des curatelles of the Vaud Cantonal Court due to insufficient reasoning in his submission.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
2C_154/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning extension of residence permit
Summary of the facts
A Senegalese citizen (born 1972), married to a Senegalese national and father of two children, received in 2018 a cross-border commuter permit based on a forged French identity card, later an EU/EFTA residence permit valid until 2024. The person’s request to extend this and obtain a settlement permit was denied after the deception was uncovered by the canton of Vaud, as were objections and subsequent appeal.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
1C_535/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning construction of a mobile phone installation
Summary of the facts
Swisscom (Switzerland) AG planned the construction of a mobile phone installation in Flawil (canton of St. Gallen). The building application was approved by the cantonal authorities, despite objections by A.________ AG. All cantonal legal remedies of A.________ AG were unsuccessful. Finally, A.________ AG filed an appeal in public law matters with the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_653/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning opening of bankruptcy
Summary of the facts
The appellant (A.________ Sàrlen liquidation) was declared bankrupt at the request of the respondent (B.________ AG) by decision of the Civil Court of the Seeland District dated 4 May 2026. The Cantonal Court of Fribourg dismissed the appeal against this decision on 30 June 2026 and confirmed the opening of bankruptcy. The appellant then turned to the Federal Supreme Court on 7 July 2026.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
2C_434/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning extension of residence permit
Summary of the facts
The appellant, a Cameroonian national, submitted an application for extension of her residence permit in Switzerland, which was rejected by the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) on 13 July 2022. All subsequent legal remedies were unsuccessful, including an appeal before the Federal Supreme Court in 2024. Based on allegedly new facts, she requested a revision of the decision at the Federal Administrative Court in 2026, which declared the revision requests inadmissible. She filed an appeal against this decision at the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_1417/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning change of official defense counsel
Summary of the facts
A.________ is involved in appeal proceedings before the Aargau Cantonal Court on charges of attempted murder. His official defense counsel, attorney Dominik Probst, declared on 18 December 2025 an insurmountable breakdown of trust and requested withdrawal from the mandate in favor of attorney Kenad Melunovic Marini. The Cantonal Court rejected the request for change of official defense counsel by order of 22 December 2025. Against this decision, A.________ filed a criminal appeal to the Federal Supreme Court and again requested the change of counsel as well as free legal aid and representation.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
2C_24/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning family reunification of a child
Summary of the facts
A.A.________ and B.A.________, both Philippine nationals with settlement permits, applied for family reunification of their daughter C.A.________ born in 2015, who lives with her grandmother in the Philippines. The cantonal authorities and the Administrative Court of the canton of Zurich rejected the application. The parents appealed to the Federal Supreme Court, especially raising inadequate consideration of the child’s best interests.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
8C_466/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning unemployment insurance
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ withdrew his appeal filed on 16 July 2026 against the judgment of the Valais Cantonal Court dated 7 July 2026 by letter dated 21 August 2026. The appeal concerned a dispute in the area of unemployment insurance, specifically a procedural prerequisite.
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5D_26/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning compensation of the free legal representative in divorce proceedings
Summary of the facts
The appellant, as free legal representative of the defendant in divorce proceedings before the Aarau District Court, requested higher compensation than awarded. The Aargau Cantonal Court did not admit his appeal due to lateness. Before the Federal Supreme Court, he requested annulment of the cantonal court’s judgment and remand for re-evaluation.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4A_397/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning eviction from the apartment
Summary of the facts
A tenant (A.________) was ordered to vacate an apartment by a judgment of the Geneva Rent and Lease Court dated 12 May 2026. His appeal against this judgment was dismissed as late by the Geneva Chambre des baux et loyers. He then turned to the Federal Supreme Court.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_691/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning supervision of the educational environment
Summary of the facts
The KESB of the districts of Martigny and St-Maurice ordered on 9 December 2025 supervision of the educational environment (Art. 307 para. 3 ZGB) for the child C.________. This decision was confirmed by the president of the appeals instance for child and adult protection of the canton of Valais on 16 June 2026. Against this decision, A.________ filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court on 17 July 2026. The Federal Supreme Court demanded an advance payment of CHF 500, which was not made despite an extension of the deadline until 31 August 2026.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
2C_395/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning temporary protection
Summary of the facts
A Ukrainian national (*A.________*) applied to the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) for temporary protection in Switzerland. The SEM rejected the application on the grounds that a protection alternative existed in Poland. An appeal against this was dismissed by the Federal Administrative Court. Later, the appellant filed a revision request against this judgment, which the Federal Administrative Court did not admit because the cost deposit was not fully paid. The appellant filed an appeal in public law matters, subsidiarily a constitutional complaint, and sub-subsidiarily a supervisory complaint with the Federal Supreme Court, citing violations of constitutional rights (including access to a court and free legal aid).
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
9C_115/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning health insurance benefits
Summary of the facts
The appellant A.________ requested review of a decision and an objection decision of Philos Krankenversicherung AG in connection with requested nursing benefits. The Appenzell Ausserrhoden cantonal court dismissed the proceedings as moot after the insurer revoked the contested decisions pendente lite. A.________ filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court arguing that the proceedings were not moot as she had submitted her decision letters in time.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_879/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning foster care placement of a child
Summary of the facts
The foster care placement of a child was ordered by the Family Court of Zofingen, confirmed by a decision after hearing the parents. The Aargau Cantonal Court did not admit the parents’ appeal due to missed deadline. The Federal Supreme Court reviewed whether the non-admission decision was lawful.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_838/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning protective custody
Summary of the facts
The appellant was placed in protective custody in a clinic by medical order on 21 August 2026. The Bern Cantonal Court did not admit the appeal filed on 1 September 2026 against this order due to expired appeal deadline. The appellant filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court on 7 September 2026.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
9C_307/2025: Non-admission of the appeal concerning disability pensions and interlocutory order
Summary of the facts
The IV office of the canton of Zurich announced to the respondent A.________ the discontinuation of previously received pensions and planned to conduct a renewed medical assessment after doubts arose about the evidential value of a previous expert opinion. The respondent appealed to the Social Insurance Court, which ordered the IV office to issue the order of the planned assessment by interlocutory order.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
8C_267/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning disability pension
Summary of the facts
The appellant, A.________, registered with the Solothurn IV office on 6 January 2022 for benefits due to allergies, chronic fatigue, and exhaustion. After comprehensive medical evaluation, her entitlement to a disability pension and vocational measures was denied by the IV office by decision of 2 July 2024. An appeal against this to the Solothurn Insurance Court was also dismissed on 11 March 2026.
Full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_956/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning free legal aid
Summary of the facts
The appellant turned to the Federal Supreme Court to challenge a decision of the Basel-Stadt Appeals Court. This court had rejected his request for free legal aid and did not admit his appeal.
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