#lawful : conformable to law

- French: licite

- German: gesetzlich

- Italian: lecito

- Portuguese: legal, legítimo

- Spanish: lícito

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The #NewSouthWales #government's struck-down #ProtestLaws may have put taxpayers on the hook for #damages, as legal experts review the implications of yesterday's court outcome.

On Thursday afternoon the government was dealt a blow by the highest court in the state when it ruled that #expandedPolicepowers to #restrict #protests were #unconstitutional.

The controversial Public Assembly Restriction Declaration (PARD) laws were passed in the aftermath of the Bondi terrorist attack on Christmas Eve during an emergency sitting of parliament, allowing the police commissioner to restrict protests throughout parts of Greater Sydney until they ultimately lapsed on February 17.

Yesterday the Court of Appeal found the laws "impermissibly burdened" the implied right to #freedom of political communication under #Australia's #constitution.

The ruling has left Redfern Legal Centre reviewing its cases to determine whether #CivilDamages can be sought for its clients from #NSWPolice.

"We will be looking at the law to see what we would advise to those who participated in the protest and reviewing options to see if there is grounds for recourse," principal assistant Samantha Lee said.

"Lawyers will now be looking at that possibility."

During the nearly two months when public assemblies were restricted a #MajorEventsDeclaration was announced, which is a separate instrument not covered by the court's ruling.

"There are a few layers to this ongoing scenario, but certainly peeling off this layer [PARD] will make it a possibility of some civil action against possibly police," Ms Lee said.

The court's ruling creates an opportunity for people who were #charged with a #CriminalOffence during an #assembly that "could have been #lawful" to have the #ChargesWithdrawn, she said.

The ruling leaves the government exposed, but not vulnerable to a civil action, University of NSW law professor Luke McNamara said.

"What it will do is encourage closer #scrutiny of individual incidents that might provide the basis for civil damages in individual circumstances," he said.

"That's going to be case by case."

The government can seek an appeal before the #HighCourtOfAustralia, but Professor McNamara described the Court of Appeal's ruling as robust.

"The [Court of Appeal] applied a pretty familiar conventional three-part test that has been endorsed by the High Court of Australia," he said.

"It would be a brave government, I think, to take on this matter on appeal."

News of the court ruling was met with praise from pro-democracy groups.

The NSW Council for #CivilLiberties said the ruling was a repudiation of "draconian" laws. It claimed police "knowingly wielded unconstitutional powers to harass and silence citizens protesting peacefully".

"While the courts have been able to protect our freedoms today, we have seen many examples in the past where the structure of our democracy, and an elected parliament at its core, prevents them from doing so," president Timothy Roberts said.

The #HumanRightsLawCentre legal director Sarah Schwartz said "NSW Police should drop all charges against people who peacefully protested on 6 February who were subject to police harassment and violence".

The #AustralianDemocracyNetwork said a review was needed on how protests are policed and regulated in the state.

"Protest is a fundamental democratic right," campaigner Anastasia Radievska said.

"Any restriction must be justified and proportionate, and these laws went too far."

The government and the opposition independently described the court's ruling as disappointing.

The government is considering the court's decision.

"The NSW government absolutely stands by the decision to introduce this legislation," Premier Chris Minns said.

"We believe it was necessary and important for Sydney at the time."

Shadow Attorney-General Damien Tudehope blamed the government for rushing the legislation through.

"The NSW Liberals and Nationals consistently warned Labor against rushing through complex legislation before it could be thoroughly examined," he said.

"[Yesterday's] decision is a consequence of that rushed approach."

#auspol #Minns #NSWpol
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-17/nsw-protest-laws-damages-charges-withdrawn-legal-experts/106573150

'Assume' Iran Orders Are Lawful, I Was Referring to Venezuela, Domestic Stuff

https://misryoum.com/us/today/assume-iran-orders-are-lawful-i-was-referring/

On Wednesday’s edition of US News Hub MISRYOUM’s “Meet the Press NOW,” Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) responded to a question on whether the orders to strike Iran would be illegal orders by stating that the video she released on...

#Assume #Iran #Orders #Are #Lawful #Was #Referring #Venezuela #Domestic #Stuff #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

Civil Discoure – ICE Says It Doesn’t Need A Judicial Warrant – Joyce Vance

Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance

ICE Says It Doesn’t Need A Judicial Warrant

By Joyce Vance, Jan 21, 2026

It’s been a long time since we took a night off. I honestly can’t remember the last time. But tonight I’m going to turn in early, after a long day. Before I do that, I wanted to flag one development with ICE for you.

I also want to leave you with some reason for optimism. You may have seen the news that ICE has now surged agents to Maine, predominantly to the cities of Portland and Lewiston, where there are large Somali immigrant communities. This is an echo of the focus on the Somali community in Minnesota.

Tonight, close to 1,000 people joined the mighty Maine ACLU for training on their legal rights and non-violent protest. It was an honor to get to participate in it. When we talk about community building and supporting democracy, this is what it’s all about: people committed to standing up for their rights and for their neighbors’ rights. There is training across the country that you can participate in to better educate yourself about your right to protest peacefully.

Now, the development: The Associated Press is reporting that it has seen a memo ICE is using for internal agent training that asserts “sweeping power to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant.” The Fourth Amendment, which protects people from unreasonable search and seizure, has always been understood to require a warrant signed by a judge, not an administrative warrant signed by a DHS employee to enter a private residence or private areas of a business.

This new policy stance might explain some of the incidents that have been reported in Minnesota, where agents have made forcible entry into homes to remove people and put them into deportation proceedings without a judicial warrant. This sounds like what might have been at work when agents forcibly entered the home of a Hmong man in Minnesota who has been an American citizen for decades, and according to his statement, declined to produce a warrant and claimed he was subject to removal before forcing him out into the freezing cold in his underwear. It turned out that they got it wrong and were forced to release him a few hours later.

The AP reported that they witnessed ICE officers ramming through the front door of the home of a Liberian man in Minneapolis on Jan. 11 with only an administrative warrant, wearing heavy tactical gear and with their rifles drawn, which could also be a result of the new policy.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: ICE Says It Doesn’t Need A Judicial Warrant

#lawful : conformable to law

- French: licite

- German: gesetzlich

- Italian: lecito

- Portuguese: legal, legítimo

- Spanish: lícito

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Are your kids helping with the auction?

https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2025/11/23/are-your-kids-helping-with-the-auction/

“Know Naught! All ways are lawful to Innocence. Pure folly is the Key to Initiation. Silence breaks into Rapture. Be neither man nor woman, but both in one. Be silent, Babe in the Egg of Blue, that thou mayest grow to bear the Lance and Graal! Wander alone, and sing! In the King’s Palace his daughter awaits thee.”

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