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Re:French Court bans far-right leader Marine Le Pen from run... by jdeibele on Monday March 31, 2025 @01:44PM (#43537665)
Looked it up and it was a unanimous Supreme Court decision to overturn their convictions because 'they had not obtained "money or property"'

That's just great.

That's the way the law was written but doing something that your boss wants or you think your boss wants that results in harm* should be punishable.

* "This led to major delays for school transportation and police and emergency responses within Fort Lee, both during and after the peak hours of travel."

"In at least one instance, emergency medical workers were forced to leave their ambulance and respond on foot because traffic congestion was so heavy."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Lee_lane_closure_scandal

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Re:French Court bans far-right leader Marine Le Pen from run... by HWR_14 on Monday March 31, 2025 @07:06PM (#43540962)
They weren't guilt of fraud because they had not intended to obtain money or property. Maybe they should or could have been charged under another law. Which law do you think they broke?
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