A special court cleared France’s justice minister of conflict of interest Wednesday, ruling he was not guilty of having used his office to settle personal scores. Once a high-profile lawyer, Eric Dupond-Moretti was accused of abusing his position to order probes targeting magistrates who investigated him, his friends and his former clients. The verdict marked a political victory for Dupond-Moretti, who had denied wrongdoing and refused to resign before or during his two-week trial.