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Malay Mail
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
France's first lady takes gender claim case to top court after acquittals
PARIS, July 15 — France's first lady has taken her case against two women over claims she used to be man to the highest appeals court after a lower court let them off, her lawyer said today. On Thursday, the Paris appeals court overturned earlier convictions against the two women for spreading false claims—that went viral online—that Brigitte Macron, 72, used to be a man. Disinformation on Macron's gender has circulated on social media for years. Her 24-year age difference with President Emmanuel Macron has also attracted much comment. Brigitte Macron filed a libel complaint against the two women after they posted a YouTube video in December 2021, alleging she had once been a man named Jean-Michel Trogneux—who is actually Brigitte Macron's brother. In the video, defendant Amandine Roy, a self-proclaimed spiritual medium, interviewed Natacha Rey, a self-described independent journalist, for four hours on her YouTube channel. Rey spoke about the 'state lie' and 'scam' she claimed to have uncovered that Jean-Michel Trogneux had changed gender to become Brigitte, and then married the future president. The claim went viral, including among conspiracy theorists in the United States. A lower court in September last year had ordered the two women to pay 8,000 euros ($9,400) in damages to Brigitte Macron, and 5,000 euros to her brother. Brigitte Macron's lawyer Jean Ennochi told AFP Sunday that her brother, too, was taking his case against the dismissal of the charges to the highest appeals court, the Court de Cassation. — AFP
CTV News
14-07-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
French first lady steps up legal battle in gender rumours case: lawyer
France's first lady has taken her case against two women over claims she used to be man to the highest appeals court after a lower court let them off, her lawyer said Monday. On Thursday, the Paris appeals court overturned earlier convictions against the two women for spreading false claims -- that went viral online -- that Brigitte Macron, 72, used to be a man. Disinformation on Macron's gender has circulated on social media for years. Her 24-year age difference with President Emmanuel Macron has also attracted much comment. Brigitte Macron filed a libel complaint against the two women after they posted a YouTube video in December 2021, alleging she had once been a man named Jean-Michel Trogneux -- who is actually Brigitte Macron's brother. In the video, defendant Amandine Roy, a self-proclaimed spiritual medium, interviewed Natacha Rey, a self-described independent journalist, for four hours on her YouTube channel. Rey spoke about the 'state lie' and 'scam' she claimed to have uncovered that Jean-Michel Trogneux had changed gender to become Brigitte, and then married the future president. The claim went viral, including among conspiracy theorists in the United States. A lower court in September last year had ordered the two women to pay 8,000 euros ($9,400) in damages to Brigitte Macron, and 5,000 euros to her brother. Brigitte Macron's lawyer Jean Ennochi told AFP Sunday that her brother, too, was taking his case against the dismissal of the charges to the highest appeals court, the Court de Cassation.
France 24
14-07-2025
- Politics
- France 24
France's first lady Brigitte Macron steps up legal battle in gender rumours case
France 's first lady has taken her case against two women over claims she used to be man to the highest appeals court after a lower court let them off, her lawyer said Monday. On Thursday, the Paris appeals court overturned earlier convictions against the two women for spreading false claims – that went viral online – that Brigitte Macron, 72, used to be a man. Disinformation on Macron's gender has circulated on social media for years. Her 24-year age difference with President Emmanuel Macron has also attracted much comment. Brigitte Macron filed a libel complaint against the two women after they posted a YouTube video in December 2021, alleging she had once been a man named Jean-Michel Trogneux – who is actually Brigitte Macron's brother. In the video, defendant Amandine Roy, a self-proclaimed spiritual medium, interviewed Natacha Rey, a self-described independent journalist, for four hours on her YouTube channel. Rey spoke about the "state lie" and "scam" she claimed to have uncovered that Jean-Michel Trogneux had changed gender to become Brigitte, and then married the future president. The claim went viral, including among conspiracy theorists in the United States. A lower court in September last year had ordered the two women to pay €8,000 euros in damages to Brigitte Macron, and €5,000 to her brother. Brigitte Macron's lawyer Jean Ennochi told AFP Sunday that her brother, too, was taking his case against the dismissal of the charges to the highest appeals court, the Court de Cassation.
Washington Post
12-07-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
A court called off a key 9/11 suspect's plea deal. Here's where the case stands
NEW YORK — The United States' long legal case against accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed remains in limbo after an appeals court this week scrapped a plea deal that the government had negotiated but had later withdrawn. Essentially, the ruling leaves the case on track for trial before a military commission. It is unclear when that might happen.
Daily Mail
12-07-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Click to cancel subscription rule blocked in federal court
A new law requiring businesses to make it easy for consumers to cancel their subscriptions has been blocked by a federal appeals court. The 'click to cancel' rule, proposed by the The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), was set to go into effect on Monday. The law would have required businesses to obtain a consumer's consent before charging for memberships, auto-renewals and programs linked to free trial offers. Businesses would also have had to disclose when free trials or other promotional offers end and let customers cancel recurring subscriptions as easily as they started them. Joe Biden 's administration incorporated the FTC's proposal under its 'Time Is Money' initiative that sought to improve protections for consumers. The court which struck down the law said the FTC had not followed the required process for rules whose annual impact on the US economy is more than $100 million. The FTC claimed that it did not have to come up with the preliminary regulatory analysis because it initially determined that the rule's impact on the national economy would be less than $100 million. However, an administrative law judge decided that the economic impact would exceed the threshold. 'While we certainly do not endorse the use of unfair and deceptive practices in negative option marketing, the procedural deficiencies of the Commission's rule-making process are fatal here,' the court said. The FTC is currently moving forward with its preparations for a trial involving Amazon's Prime program over subscription issues. The trial comes after the agency filed a lawsuit against Amazon accusing it of enrolling consumers in its Prime program without their consent and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions. The trial is expected to take place next year. The FTC is also taking on Mark Zuckerberg's Meta empire, accusing it of committing anti-trust violations when it bought up rivals as a way to preserve its power and increase its bottom line. If the judge rules against Zuckerberg, the 40-year-old could see his $1.3 trillion business empire broken into pieces. In a frantic attempt to save his corporation, Zuckerberg has turned to the President, visiting the White House three times. The tech tycoon and his aides met with Trump, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and other administration officials as part of his lobbying campaign, the Wall Street Journal reported.
