Court of Appeal Reverses Ruling, Upholds Palestine Action Terrorist Designation

On June 15, a five-judge Court of Appeal panel overturned a February High Court decision and ruled the Home Secretary's proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation was lawful. The High Court had found the ban unlawful and disproportionate, arguing that ordinary criminal law sufficed for the group's activities. The appellate judges rejected that proportionality analysis. Hundreds arrested since the proscription took effect now rest on this upheld designation. A Supreme Court appeal remains possible.