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11 December 2025

Juli Rover, one of the main lawyers for the A69 opponents, speaks to them after the hearings. A final hearing on the legality of the environmental authorizations for the planned highway A69 between Toulouse and Castres takes place in the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse. Plaintiffs against the A69 ask the court to nullify all environmental authorizations given for the A69 project. Opponents gather in front of the Administrative Court of Appeal during the hearings. They argue that this highway is not legally sound, that NGE/Atosca (the builders) do not respect even their own documents regarding ecological compensations, and that there are violations against opponents and non-compliance with regulations. NGE/Atosca and the Minister of Ecology plead that this highway is 'necessary by nature' and that the first decision of the Administrative Court to scrap the authorizations is an 'anomaly'. The verdict will be given on December 30, 2025. The main association, 'La Voie est Libre' (meaning 'The Way is Free'), wants the construction of the highway to be stopped until all judicial decisions on the matter are given. Opponents of this project say that the reprofiling of the N126 will be sufficient for the 6,000 vehicles planned per day and would cost far less money. The A69 highway will cost EUR512 million (in 2018 euros without inflation) for 54 kilometers. In Toulouse, France, on December 11, 2025.

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#13057314

4 December 2025

The Juvenile Court of L'Aquila holds a hearing at the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila for legal evaluations and institutional inquiries regarding the case referred to in the media as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli.

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#13057310

4 December 2025

Lawyer Marco Femminella leaves the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila after the hearing concerning the case known as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli. The hearing takes place at the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila for legal evaluations and institutional inquiries regarding the case referred to in the media as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli.

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#13057311

4 December 2025

Lawyer Danila Solinas leaves the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila after the hearing concerning the case known as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli. The hearing takes place at the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila for legal evaluations and institutional inquiries regarding the case referred to in the media as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli.

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#13057312

4 December 2025

Lawyers Marco Femminella and Danila Solinas leave the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila after the hearing concerning the case known as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli. The hearing takes place at the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila for legal evaluations and institutional inquiries regarding the case referred to in the media as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli.

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#13057313

4 December 2025

Lawyers Marco Femminella and Danila Solinas leave the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila after the hearing concerning the case known as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli. The hearing takes place at the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila for legal evaluations and institutional inquiries regarding the case referred to in the media as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli.

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#13057315

4 December 2025

Lawyers Marco Femminella and Danila Solinas leave the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila after the hearing concerning the case known as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli. The hearing takes place at the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila for legal evaluations and institutional inquiries regarding the case referred to in the media as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli.

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#13057316

4 December 2025

Lawyers Marco Femminella and Danila Solinas leave the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila after the hearing concerning the case known as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli. The hearing takes place at the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila for legal evaluations and institutional inquiries regarding the case referred to in the media as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli.

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#13057317

4 December 2025

Lawyers Marco Femminella and Danila Solinas leave the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila after the hearing concerning the case known as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli. The hearing takes place at the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila for legal evaluations and institutional inquiries regarding the case referred to in the media as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli.

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#13057318

4 December 2025

Lawyers Marco Femminella and Danila Solinas leave the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila after the hearing concerning the case known as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli. The hearing takes place at the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila for legal evaluations and institutional inquiries regarding the case referred to in the media as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli.

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#13057032

4 December 2025

Lawyer Marika Bolognese arrives at the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila after the hearing concerning the case known as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli. The hearing takes place at the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila for legal evaluations and institutional inquiries regarding the case referred to in the media as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli.

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#13057033

4 December 2025

Lawyer Marika Bolognese arrives at the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila after the hearing concerning the case known as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli. The hearing takes place at the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila for legal evaluations and institutional inquiries regarding the case referred to in the media as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli.

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#13057034

4 December 2025

Lawyer Marika Bolognese arrives at the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila after the hearing concerning the case known as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli. The hearing takes place at the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila for legal evaluations and institutional inquiries regarding the case referred to in the media as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli.

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#13057035

4 December 2025

Tutor Maria Luisa Palladino arrives at the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila after the hearing concerning the case known as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli. The hearing takes place at the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila for legal evaluations and institutional inquiries regarding the case referred to in the media as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli.

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#13035679

28 November 2025

An opponent of the planned A69 highway holds a placard reading 'to fight is good for health' in front of the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse after the hearings. A rare hearing takes place in the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse, where plaintiffs against the A69 are joined by the SAF (Union of French Lawyers) to request the recusal of two judges who participated in a ruling that reauthorized the continuation of work on the planned A69 highway. Plaintiffs have already asked these judges to recuse themselves, but they refused. Plaintiffs go to the Administrative Court of Appeal, stating that these judges must be recused to protect the confidence of French citizens in the administrative courts and the entire judicial system. Lawyers also argue for the impartiality of the justice system. More than a dozen lawyers are present, as this is a very rare case in the French justice system. According to custom, if a judge has already judged a case, he recuses himself if the same case goes to court again. The main association, 'La Voie est Libre' (i.e., 'The Way is Free'), wants the construction of the highway to be stopped until all judicial decisions on the matter are made. Opponents of this project say that the reprofiling of the N126 will be sufficient for the 6,000 vehicles planned per day and would cost far less money. The A69 highway will cost EUR512 million (in 2018 euros without inflation) for 54 kilometers in Toulouse, France, on November 28, 2025.

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#12928774

31 October 2025

Butte County Public Defender, Nicole M. Diamond, speaks with Ronnie Dean Stout II during a court appearance at the Superior Court of California - Butte County, in Oroville, Calif., on October 30, 2025.

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