Strasbourg court suspends protest bans near high schools, Digi Mart USA News (Strasbourg, France): The Strasbourg administrative court has dealt a setback to the Bas-Rhin prefecture. On Thursday, November 5, 2026, the court suspended bans on gatherings around eleven high schools in Strasbourg and Bischheim.
On October 30, the prefect had issued 11 orders prohibiting, among other things, undeclared gatherings within a 50-meter radius of these institutions, from November 2 to November 6. The orders also prohibited wearing certain protective equipment, such as gas masks and helmets, and transporting objects that could be used to build barricades.
Acting urgently after an association and several unions brought the case, the court fully suspended the orders concerning three high schools: Fustel de Coulanges, les Pontonniers and Marc Bloch. According to the court, the risk of disturbance to public order there had not been demonstrated.
For the other eight institutions, the judge also suspended the bans on undeclared gatherings, which were considered too imprecise. However, the judge upheld the restrictions on protective equipment and objects that could be used to build barricades, citing violence and property damage previously recorded.
