French govt 'regrets' court veto of anti-riot bill's key article French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner says he "regrets" the Constitutional Court's decision to strike down one of the pillar articles of the government's anti-riot bill, which would have given authorities the right to pre-emptively ban suspected hooligans from demonstrating. The bill was proposed in a controversial bid to crack down on violence that has marred "yellow vest" protests over the last three months. SOUNDBITE