The Latest Breaking News from the Council of State

French TV stations C8 and NRJ12 will cease broadcasting on 28 February after the Council of State, France's top court, rejected their appeals against the removal of their frequencies.

Around 300 fishing boats will remain docked from Wednesday – and for a month – in France's Bay of Biscay. This measure aims to reduce the number of dolphins killed by accidental captures.

France's highest administrative court has rejected a class action lawsuit accusing the state of failing to stop police racial profiling. The Conseil d'Etat (Council of State) recognised that discrimination was a problem, but said it was not up to judges to redefine public policy.

France’s highest administrative authority has rejected an effort by rights campaigners to end what they allege is a generalized practice by French police of targeting Black people and people of Arab descent for stops and checks

France’s highest administrative authority held a landmark hearing over accusations of systemic discrimination in identity checks by French police

France’s highest administrative jurisdiction says the country's soccer federation is entitled to ban headscarves in matches

The French soccer federation bans women from wearing headscarves in official matches, as well as at competitions it organises.

A French women's football collective that is seeking to overthrow a ban on players wearing the Islamic veil during matchs found support for their case at the Council of State on Monday. A decision is expected in three weeks time.

France's top administrative court has ordered the government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in a case brought by a town threatened by rising sea levels. It is the second time the court has done so within a year.