The UK High Court has ruled that the government's ban on the pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization is unlawful, marking a significant legal victory for the group and its supporters. The ruling, delivered on February 13, 2026, by three senior judges, declared the ban 'disproportionate' and a breach of free speech rights, according to the New York Times. Despite the ruling, the ban remains in place pending an appeal by the UK government, as noted by Al Jazeera. The decision follows a legal challenge by Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action, who argued that the ban was an 'authoritarian restriction on the right to protest,' a sentiment echoed by civil liberties groups like Amnesty International (Dawn).