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 full summaries of all judgments are available in the Lexplorer portal. There you can configure your newsletter and receive the latest judgments individually tailored to your areas of law.
8C_615/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning waiver of reclaimed supplementary benefits
Summary of the facts
The Insurance Court of the Canton of St. Gallen confirmed the objection decision of the Social Insurance Institution of the Canton of St. Gallen, according to which the waiver of reclaimed supplementary benefits of CHF 43,267.47 is disregarded. The appellant filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court, claiming that he had neither intentionally nor negligently received the benefits.
Summary of the considerations
E.1: The appeal must contain requests and a concrete reasoning related to the relevant considerations of the contested decision. Mere repetition of one's own point of view or appellate criticism is not sufficient. E.2: The lower court denied good faith and therefore did not examine the cumulative waiver requirement of extreme hardship. E.3: The appellant did not show any obviously incorrect or otherwise unconstitutional finding of facts, violation of federal law, or other grounds for appeal. His arguments regarding the absence of intentional or negligent receipt and extreme hardship did not meet the requirements for reasoning. E.4: Due to the lack of sufficiently fact-related reasoning, the appeal is not admitted in the simplified procedure pursuant to Art. 108 para. 1 lit. b BGG. E.5: Exceptionally, court costs are waived; the request for legal aid thus becomes moot.
Summary of the dispositive
The appeal was not admitted. No court costs were charged; the request for legal aid thus became moot.
7B_1143/2026: Extension of pre-trial detention due to urgent suspicion of commercial arms trafficking
Summary of the facts
Since 2022, criminal proceedings have been conducted against A.________ for extensive drug and arms trafficking and other offenses. After his re-arrest in May 2024, numerous weapons, hand grenades, ammunition, and cash were seized. The regional coercive measures court extended the pre-trial detention until 18 August 2026; the indictment chamber of the Canton of St. Gallen dismissed the appeal against this. A.________ requests release from custody or alternative measures and the determination of a violation of the acceleration requirement.
Summary of the considerations
E.1: The criminal appeal is admissible; the appeal is admitted. E.2: Based on the investigation results, there is an urgent suspicion especially of commercial arms trafficking and endangerment of public safety with weapons. The detention court does not have to make a final assessment of evidence. E.3: The requirements for a simple risk of repetition according to Art. 221 para. 1 lit. c StPO are met. There are two relevant prior convictions, the threatened offenses seriously endanger the safety of others directly, and the relapse prognosis is unfavorable given the qualitative and quantitative escalation of the alleged delinquency. E.4: The pre-trial detention of about 34 months is proportionate considering the prospect of a long-term unconditional prison sentence. Suitable alternative measures to prevent the risk of repetition do not exist. E.5: No particularly serious violation of the acceleration requirement exists. The general duration of the preliminary proceedings is not to be examined in the detention proceedings. E.6: The appeal is dismissed; the court costs are to be imposed on the appellant.
Summary of the dispositive
The appeal is dismissed. The appellant is ordered to pay court costs of CHF 3,000.--.
5A_670/2026: Ownership of foals and conditions for emergency sale
Summary of the facts
The appellant demanded the return of three foals of which he claimed ownership, as well as the revocation of the seizure and the private emergency sale. The horses had been seized in the context of an additional seizure and were emergency sold due to the high maintenance and storage costs; two of the three affected foals died during the Federal Supreme Court proceedings.
Summary of the considerations
(E.1) The civil appeal is basically admissible. There is no current legitimate interest with regard to the foals that have since died; the question of a further claim for return can remain open. (E.2) The Federal Supreme Court only examines sufficiently substantiated complaints and is basically bound by the facts established by the lower court. The appellant's presentation of facts and evidentiary requests do not meet the requirements. (E.3) The complaint regarding inspection of files is insufficiently reasoned, as an application should first have been made to the debt collection office. (E.4) The conditions for the emergency sale under Art. 124 para. 2 SchKG were met due to disproportionately high maintenance and storage costs. The health condition of the horses was not decisive; a third-party claim was unknown to the debt collection office before the order for realization. (E.5) The Bernese supervisory authority was not competent for complaints regarding the modalities of the seizure ordered by legal assistance and the recording of third-party claims. The corresponding grounds for appeal also do not meet the requirements. (E.6) The appeal is dismissed insofar as it is admitted; the precautionary measures and the request for legal aid become moot. Court costs are waived.
Summary of the dispositive
The appeal was dismissed insofar as it was admitted. The request for precautionary measures was dismissed as moot, and no court costs were imposed.
5A_818/2026: Non-admission of the appeal regarding curatorship of representation and asset management
Summary of the facts
The Child and Adult Protection Court of the Cantonal Tribunal of the Canton of Fribourg declared an appeal filed by A.________ against a letter from the justice of the peace of the Saane district inadmissible because the letter did not constitute a contestable decision. A.________ filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court and additionally requested the restoration of the appeal deadline.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
8C_373/2025: Evidentiary value of a multidisciplinary expert opinion and entitlement to a disability pension
Summary of the facts
The appellant, born in 1975, registered with the disability insurance in 2015. After several investigations, an earlier remand decision, and a multidisciplinary ABI expert report dated 31 August 2023, the IV office denied entitlement to a disability pension with a degree of disability of 25%. The Insurance Court of the Canton of St. Gallen dismissed the appeal against this. The appellant requested the Federal Supreme Court to obtain a court expert opinion, alternatively the suspension of the proceedings.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
2C_440/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning revocation of the EU/EFTA residence permit for self-employment
Summary of the facts
The German national A.________ entered Switzerland and received an EU/EFTA residence permit for self-employment, which was last extended until the end of 2027. The Migration Office revoked the permit because there was no real economic basis from self-employment; the cantonal legal remedies were unsuccessful. A.________ filed an appeal against the decision of the Administrative Court and submitted an appeal supplement.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_633/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning referral back of the indictment in the administrative penal proceedings
Summary of the facts
The Federal Office of Transport conducted administrative penal proceedings against two persons for benefit fraud and obtaining a false certification or attempt thereto. The economic criminal court dismissed the case due to a particularly serious procedural error and ordered the removal, sealing, and later destruction of certain procedural files; the Higher Court confirmed this decision. The Federal Office of Transport requested the Federal Supreme Court to repeal the Higher Court's decision and to establish the legality of the procedural conduct.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
2C_537/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning family reunification and residence permit for the mother
Summary of the facts
The appellant, residing in Switzerland, applied for family reunification of her elderly mother living in Morocco. The Migration Office rejected the application; the cantonal legal remedies were unsuccessful. Before the Federal Supreme Court, the appellant particularly claimed a special dependency relationship within the meaning of Art. 8 ECHR.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_776/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning representation guardianship
Summary of the facts
The justice of the peace authority changed an existing guardianship for A.________ from a representation and administrative guardianship to a pure representation guardianship and appointed a new guardian. The cantonal appeal was declared inadmissible due to late submission; A.________ appealed to the Federal Supreme Court.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
2C_432/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning state liability and legal aid
Summary of the facts
The appellant demanded compensation of CHF 505.-- from a municipality for alleged state liability. After his application for legal aid was rejected and the advance payment of costs was not made, the Administrative Court did not enter upon a renewed application for legal aid or the state liability claim. The appellant then filed an appeal in public law matters, alternatively a subsidiary constitutional complaint, with the Federal Supreme Court.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5D_7/2026: Reasoning of the refusal of party compensation
Summary of the facts
A representation and administrative guardianship was established for a deceased person and a lawyer was appointed as guardian. The sole heirs repeatedly demanded the lifting of professional secrecy as well as inspection and copies of various administrative, financial, and legal documents. After the cantonal appeal concerning access to the documents was upheld, the cantonal authority nevertheless refused party compensation without giving reasons. The heirs filed a subsidiary constitutional complaint against this.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
8C_48/2026: Qualified causality in complaints of musculoskeletal disorders as occupational diseases
Summary of the facts
The insured worked in physically demanding jobs from 1994 to 2012 and developed complaints in shoulders, elbows, neck, and back. The CNA recognized the bilateral elbow enthesopathies until 17 August 2009 as an occupational disease but refused further cost coverage. The Cantonal Court dismissed the appeal against this.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_909/2026: Psychiatric expert assessment and loss of current interest
Summary of the facts
A.________ is subject to criminal proceedings for supporting and participating in a criminal organization and depictions of cruel violence. The youth prosecutor appointed a specialist as psychiatric expert; the cantonal appeal authority confirmed this appointment. During the Federal Supreme Court proceedings, the youth prosecutor declared to appoint a new expert, thus the current interest in the appeal ceased.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_689/2026: Sole custody and visitation rights for unmarried parents
Summary of the facts
The unmarried parties are parents of a child. After several notifications from care and school structures as well as a report from the DGEJ, sole custody was initially provisionally granted to the father, the mother was granted limited visitation rights, and a guardianship was established. The mother appealed the cantonal decision and especially requested alternating or sole custody and maintenance contributions from the father.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
8C_548/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning suspension of social assistance benefits due to insufficient cooperation
Summary of the facts
The cantonal court confirmed the suspension of social assistance benefits as of 30 April 2025 due to insufficient cooperation in needs assessment. The reason was regular larger cash deposits into the appellant's bank account that did not match the declared income, without the appellant providing a plausible explanation despite requests.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_660/2026: Current legitimate interest in contesting seizure enforcement and emergency sale
Summary of the facts
The debt collection office Region Solothurn conducted an additional seizure of five horses against the appellant; shortly thereafter, one of the horses gave birth. On the order of the debt collection office Berner Jura-Seeland, an emergency sale of six horses took place. The cantonal supervisory authority dismissed the complaint against this, insofar as it was admitted. The appellant then filed a civil appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
2C_594/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning payment of procedural and attorney's fees
Summary of the facts
The Cantonal Court Basel-Landschaft ordered the appellant to pay outstanding procedural and attorney's fees amounting to CHF 4,958.55 in seven installments. The appellant filed an appeal on 21 September 2026 against this judgment dated 14 August 2026.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_657/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning non-acceptance of a criminal complaint
Summary of the facts
The public prosecutor did not enter on the appellant's criminal complaint regarding a dispute in a building. The cantonal appeals chamber dismissed the complaint against this. The appellant then filed a criminal appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_714/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning legal aid for a lawsuit to lift debt collection measures
Summary of the facts
The Vice-President of the Civil Court of the Canton of Geneva rejected A.________'s application for legal aid for a lawsuit to lift debt collection measures due to lack of credible need. The Court of Justice of the Canton of Geneva confirmed this decision. A.________ filed a civil appeal and also requested legal aid for the Federal Supreme Court proceedings.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
2C_468/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning residence permit for independent medical activity
Summary of the facts
The Burundian appellant entered Switzerland in 2010, obtained a Swiss medical diploma and the FMH specialist title in ophthalmology, and received a permit for independent professional practice. Several applications for residence and settlement permits remained unsuccessful. After applying again in 2024 for a residence permit for independent activity, the cantonal authorities refused the permit and ordered his expulsion. The Cantonal Court dismissed his appeal insofar as it was admitted; before the Federal Supreme Court, he additionally requested referral for assessment of a claim for satisfaction.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4A_452/2025: Access to contracts on the acquisition of military reconnaissance drones
Summary of the facts
The appellants submitted an application to the Higher Court of the Canton of Bern for precautionary evidence to obtain contracts on the acquisition of ADS-15 reconnaissance drones by the Swiss Confederation and to prepare a later lawsuit to declare these contracts void. The Higher Court dismissed the submission as abusive under Art. 132 para. 3 ZPO because it circumvented the access regulations of the Freedom of Information Act and pursued a political concern not within the jurisdiction of the civil courts. The appellants filed a civil appeal, a subsidiary constitutional complaint, and a complaint for denial of justice.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
1C_411/2026: Precautionary granting of a waste law operating permit
Summary of the facts
The appellant was granted a temporary waste law operating permit for the acceptance and treatment of construction waste and uncontaminated excavation and breakout material. After she did not submit a complete renewal application, the department prohibited the corresponding operation as of 1 April 2026. The Administrative Court dismissed the request for precautionary granting of an operating permit, after which the appellant filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_385/2026: Challenge of refusal of a new forensic psychiatric expert opinion in detention enforcement
Summary of the facts
The appellant, in detention enforcement since 2016, requested among other things the preparation of a new forensic psychiatric expert opinion as well as investigations into his capacity to endure imprisonment, his detention conditions, and possible easing of enforcement. The enforcement and probation service rejected the request for a new expert opinion. The Cantonal Court did not enter on the administrative court appeal against this.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
1C_123/2025: Rezoning of parcels and assignment to the landscape protection zone
Summary of the facts
The appellants requested, in the context of the revision of the framework land use plan of the municipality of Ermatingen, to assign several parcels previously zoned for construction to the non-building area or the landscape protection zone. The Department of Construction and Environment rejected the appeals, and the Administrative Court of the Canton of Thurgau dismissed the appeal against this. Before the Federal Supreme Court, the appellants requested the annulment of the administrative and municipal decision as well as the assignment of the parcels to the landscape protection zone.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_738/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning suspensive effect of precautionary measures in personality protection proceedings
Summary of the facts
D.________ and E.________ SA requested super-provisional and precautionary measures in connection with a press article to protect their personality, especially removal of name mentions and a future publication ban. The first instance court dismissed the precautionary measures and revoked the super-provisional order. On appeal, the Court of Justice suspended their enforceability, including the revocation, until the decision on the appeal. A.________ SA, B.________ and C.________ filed a civil appeal and a subsidiary constitutional complaint against this.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
6B_624/2025: Racial discrimination through racist and Holocaust-denying WhatsApp posts
Summary of the facts
A.________ posted numerous derogatory statements about persons of various ethnic and religious affiliations in a WhatsApp group. B.________ distributed in a WhatsApp group an image with a swastika as well as images with statements denying and justifying the Holocaust. The Cantonal Court initially convicted both of racial discrimination; the cantonal appellate instance acquitted them. The public prosecutor filed a criminal appeal.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_667/2026: Emergency sale of seized horses due to high maintenance and storage costs
Summary of the facts
The appellant was subject to a seizure group enforcement. In the context of an additional seizure, six horses were seized and emergency sold privately due to high maintenance and storage costs. The cantonal supervisory authority dismissed the complaint insofar as it was admitted. Before the Federal Supreme Court, she complained in particular about the conditions of the emergency sale, the non-seizability of the horses, and the lack of competence of the cantonal supervisory authority.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4A_12/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning international sports arbitration
Summary of the facts
A Bolivian football club challenged an arbitral award of the Tribunal Arbitral du Sport, by which sanctions imposed on another football club and its officials due to the registration of a player under a false identity were lifted. The appellant claimed that he was particularly affected by the removal of point deductions and should have been involved in the arbitration proceedings.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_470/2026: Credibility of payment ability at bankruptcy opening
Summary of the facts
The bankruptcy court of the District Court Affoltern opened bankruptcy proceedings against the sole proprietor A.________ registered in the commercial register due to claims of the Canton of Zurich of CHF 1,679.95 and debt collection costs of CHF 158.--. The Higher Court dismissed the appeal against this, after which A.________ requested the Federal Supreme Court to annul the Higher Court judgment, the bankruptcy opening order, and the bankruptcy, and requested suspensive effect.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_668/2026: Certificate of inheritance and requirements for the reasoning of the appeal
Summary of the facts
A.________ appealed the certificate of inheritance dated 7 April 2026 and the decision of the justice of the peace, according to which he was not listed as heir of his deceased mother. The cantonal appellate authority did not enter on his appeal due to lack of legitimate interest, late objection of local incompetence, and insufficient reasoning; he filed a civil appeal, alternatively a subsidiary constitutional complaint.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_417/2026: Alternating custody and child support after divorce
Summary of the facts
The parties, married since 2010, have two children. The District Court divorced the marriage, retained joint parental custody, allocated sole custody of the son to the father, and obligated the mother to pay child support. The Higher Court dismissed the mother's appeal insofar as it was admitted. Before the Federal Supreme Court, the mother requests in particular alternating custody of the son and reduction or cancellation of child support payments.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
2C_480/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning request for reconsideration and feed-in tariff
Summary of the facts
Pronovo AG demanded repayment of an overpaid feed-in tariff from the appellant. After the Federal Administrative Court did not enter on his appeal due to non-payment of the advance on costs and later on his request for reconsideration, he filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
4D_136/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning provisional legal enforcement
Summary of the facts
The Vice-President of the Cantonal Court did not enter on the appeal of the appellant against the provisional legal enforcement decision of the single judge at the District Court Küssnacht concerning provisional legal enforcement. The appellant filed an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court and also requested suspensive effect, which was dismissed.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
2C_218/2026: Appeal due to delay in proceedings concerning residence permits
Summary of the facts
A.A.________ and B.A.________, Syrian nationals or persons of unclear nationality, applied for residence permits. After the State Secretariat for Migration suspended the approval procedure due to lack of identification documents, they filed an appeal for delay of proceedings with the Federal Administrative Court. Due to the Federal Administrative Court's failure to decide, they filed an appeal for delay of proceedings with the Federal Supreme Court. The Federal Administrative Court decided on the original appeal for delay during the Federal Supreme Court proceedings.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
5A_662/2026: Non-admission of the appeal concerning enforcement of seizure and emergency sale of horses
Summary of the facts
The debt collection office seized five horses in the context of an additional seizure. After one of the horses gave birth to a foal, the competent debt collection office ordered their early realization. The appellant, life partner of the debtor, claimed to be the owner of the three foals and requested among other things the determination of the unlawfulness of the seizure and emergency sale and the return of the foals or the sales proceeds. The cantonal supervisory authority dismissed the complaint insofar as it was admitted.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.
7B_347/2025: Exceeding the permitted parking time and assessment of evidence
Summary of the facts
A.________ was initially fined CHF 40 for violating traffic regulations by exceeding the permitted parking time. After a referral by the Federal Supreme Court, the Higher Court confirmed the conviction and imposed a fine of CHF 30. A.________ requests the Federal Supreme Court to hear his recusal motion and acquittal as well as legal aid.
The full summary of the judgment can be found in the portal.