The Guardian view on peaceful protests: the high court has preserved a fundamental right | Editorial

Ministers should think again after judges ruled the authoritarian move to constrain demonstrations was unlawfulJudges in the high court have found that the former home secretary Suella Braverman acted unlawfully in making it easier for the police to criminalise peaceful protest. That is a very good thing for society and democracy. The rights of non-violent assembly are among our fundamental freedoms, providing a touchstone to distinguish between a free society and a totalitarian one. Liberty, th