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Marine Le Pen, candidate of the National Rally in the presidential election, is the source of a legal debate regarding her eligibility following her conviction for misappropriation of public funds, while magistrates contradict each other on the impact of her appeal to the Court of Cassation on this issue. #MarineLePen #Inéligibilité #DroitFrançais (translated)

Jean Bexon stated that Raphaël Arnault had supervised the training sessions and that individuals suspected of Quentin's murder were among the participants. He indicated that, according to intelligence services, these participants were skilled in urban guerrilla warfare. He added that this partly explained why the Lyon magistrates had asked the anti-terrorism services to question Raphaël Arnault for more than an hour. #Justice #Lyon #Enquête (translated)

Marine Le Pen has referred the matter to the High Council of the Judiciary regarding comments made by Didier Guérin, a former magistrate at the Court of Cassation, in an interview published on October 27, 2026, by Le Monde. She requested that he be reminded of his ethical obligations. She argued that Guérin's analysis of her temporary ineligibility contradicted current law. According to her, he relied on two decisions related to specific cases, one of which was made while he was presiding over the criminal chamber of the Court of Cassation. She criticized him for commenting on his own decision and allegedly misunderstanding the suspensive effects of the appeal and the devolutive effects of the appeal, citing Article 509 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Le Pen added that the Attorney General at the Court of Cassation, Rémy Heitz, had expressed a conclusion that contradicted Guérin's. She also mentioned an article by Guérin in the journal *Droit Pénal*, preceded by a notice from Nouvel Observateur. She condemned the political scenarios discussed by Guérin, including the continuation of her ineligibility, a possible rejection of her candidacy by the Constitutional Council, and her removal from office if she were elected. According to Le Pen, these positions violated the duty of discretion required by the ordinance of December 22, 1958, and implicated the judicial institution. #Droit #Justice #Magistrature (translated)

Guillaume Herblot argued that, according to Bukele, a country could not be reformed without removing corrupt judges, who risked forming a "judicial dictatorship" and blocking reforms. He claimed that Brazil had just provided an example and that France had been practicing this logic for decades, more discreetly. Herblot believed that universal suffrage only made sense if the elected officials had the final say, rather than a network of unremovable magistrates interpreting the rules according to their interests. Without a real possibility of removing political judges, he wrote, elections would remain a charade and the "cartel" would remain in place. #Réforme #Justice #Politique (translated)

Guillaume Herblot presented the extension of the vote in Brazil as an example of "the deep state," believing that France was experiencing a similar mechanism. He wrote that, on Sunday, after the counting began as scheduled at the closing of the polls at 5 PM, Lula's campaign had appealed to the STF to request a national extension. According to him, Judge Cristiano Zanin, Lula's former personal lawyer and appointed to the Supremo Tribunal Federal by him in 2023, had ordered two additional hours, forcing the TSE to halt the count. He mentioned polling stations that had closed and then reopened in confusion. Herblot also recalled that in 2022, Alexandre de Moraes, then head of the TSE, had rejected a similar request from the PT despite roadblocks. He felt that the rules were applied differently depending on the concerned camp and that judicial and administrative institutions had become political actors. For France, he cited the Constitutional Council, the Court of Cassation, the Council of State, administrative jurisdictions, and part of the public prosecutor's office. He accused them of limiting the scope of reforms voted by elected majorities through interpretations of the law, priority questions of constitutionality, and censorship decisions. He also stated that senior officials and magistrates continued to influence the limits of political debate despite changes in political personnel. Herblot concluded that in both countries, unelected institutions held what he believed to be a blocking and interpretative power that diminished the impact of changes resulting from elections. #ÉtatProfond #Démocratie #Justice (translated)

Régis de Castelnau accused Emmanuel Macron of having been installed at the Élysée by a "coup d'état" and cited Jacques Attali, François Hollande, the Socialist Party, magistrates, and plutocrats among those he held responsible. He stated that they should be held accountable. He also reproached the president for exploiting the tragedy in Trappes by presenting a planned act of terrorism against individuals based on their skin color or religion as unprecedented, which he argued amounted to denying the attacks, racist or religious murders, and terrorist acts that have occurred in France since 1980. In his message, de Castelnau accused Macron of wanting to directly frame freedom of expression and assembly without having the competence to do so. He recalled that, in his view, Article 11 of the Declaration of the Rights of Man guarantees this freedom and that protests require a prior declaration, not a request for authorization. He also mentioned a bill presented 50 years ago by the Minister of the Interior under Georges Pompidou, which the Constitutional Council had rejected because it established a regime of prior authorization. De Castelnau asserted that prefects could prohibit a demonstration likely to disturb public order, under the judge's control, but not solely on the grounds of the order desired by Macron. He indicated that the Council of State had reminded that the presidential declaration could not, on its own, affect the exercise of the freedoms to protest and assemble. https://t.co/WS1f4tPP8u #LibertéDExpression #Manifestation #PolitiqueFrance (translated)

A letter from the highest magistrates of Belgium brings the division within Arizona back to the surface, as they are concerned about the impact of the increase in employer contributions for hiring new statutory employees. #JusticeBelgique #RéformeBudgetaire #MagistratsBelgique (translated)

Lawyer Seydi Ba explained that he wore his gown during a demonstration on Saturday, like many of his fellow colleagues. He believed it was the right choice, stating that the role of a lawyer was political and that the rights he defended were also at stake in the streets. He reported that dozens of people thanked him for being present. On Boulevard Magenta, demonstrators reportedly asked him to accompany them to leave the area, believing that the police would not take action against him. Seydi Ba said he felt that his gown made all the sense in this situation. He acknowledged that he might have been wrong regarding the rules, mentioning Gisèle Halimi, who had been told she could not present herself as a lawyer. To justify his choice, he cited the insults directed at lawyers in court, the assault of a colleague outside a police station by bodyguards of Jordan Bardella, the harassment of magistrates by newspapers, and the detention of dozens of minors in tiny, cold, and unsanitary cells. He also mentioned a democratic shift. Seydi Ba thanked his Bar Association for a quick ethical reminder, noting that it came before other positions he was expecting. He concluded that as a young lawyer, he still had much to learn. #Justice #DroitsHumains #Avocat (translated)

The author indicated that, in accordance with his instructions to the public prosecutors, Justice had provided a firm response to the vandals and looters. He thanked the magistrates and court clerks, whom he said were mobilized in the face of the large number of police custody and hearings. (translated)

Cerfia indicated that a Senate report presented 30 proposals following the violence on October 17, aimed at strengthening the fight against perpetrators of vandalism. According to Cerfia's account, two senators had notably proposed to seize certain social benefits from individuals convicted of violence in order to compensate the victims, and to raise the maximum penalty for participation in a violent group from 1 to 3 years. The proposals also included sanctions for participating in undeclared demonstrations, a tightening of penalties for banned protests, the use of drones and artificial intelligence during high-risk gatherings, as well as coded marking products to facilitate the identification and subsequent arrest of perpetrators of violence. Cerfia also mentioned an administrative ban on protesting for individuals likely to seriously disturb public order and the presence of prosecuting magistrates alongside law enforcement to expedite judicial procedures. Cerfia attributed this information to Le Figaro. #France #ViolencesUrbaines #SécuritéPublique (translated)

Darmanin, yesterday at 2:10 PM: "My instructions to the prosecutors are clear: a response from the justice system that is extremely firm [...]" Darmanin, yesterday at 5:40 PM, regarding Mélenchon: "Attacking the independence and integrity of judges is extremely concerning." Hypocrite. (translated)

Manon Aubry labeled Darmanin a hypocrite, contrasting two statements made the day before. At 2:10 PM, he said that his instructions to the prosecutors were clear and that a very firm judicial response was needed. At 5:40 PM, regarding Mélenchon, he deemed the attacks on the independence and integrity of judges extremely concerning. https://t.co/xfCU5djXlJ #justice #politique #Darmanin (translated)

The author believed that the positions of Mr. Mélenchon and LFI revealed once again, according to him, a serious problem with the rule of law. He considered the threats to the independence and integrity of judges particularly concerning, which he described as unacceptable. #ÉtatDeDroit #Justice #Politique #FR (translated)

Gérald Darmanin, Minister of Justice, stated in Lille that ultraleft organizations have organized in the country to challenge the authority of the State, while thanking the magistrates and personnel of the ministry mobilized following the violence on October 17. #GéraldDarmanin #Justice #Ultragauche (translated)

Gérald Darmanin announced that 2,513 people were placed in custody and 67 incarcerated following the violence that occurred during the demonstrations on October 17, while urging judges for a strict judicial response and considering the use of facial recognition to identify the perpetrators. #Violences #Justice #GéraldDarmanin (translated)

The author thanked the magistrates, clerks, and ministry agents for their mobilization throughout the weekend and the entire week. He stated that he had requested an unyielding criminal response and extreme firmness toward those who targeted buildings. https://t.co/B5nbcgiXTE #Justice #Sécurité #ÉtatDeDroit #FR (translated)

The author indicated that, after the police custody of Saturday — the vast majority of which was still ongoing — magistrates had ordered the first provisional detentions, in accordance with the instructions he had given to the public prosecutors. He hailed their mobilization. (translated)