The government has failed in its attempt to block a challenge against its decision to ban Palestine Action under terrorism laws.
In a highly significant ruling, the Court of Appeal paved the way for the review of the ban before a High Court judge next month.
The co-founder of Palestine Action, Huda Ammori, had won permission earlier this year for that judicial review of the Home Secretary's ban.
Ministers then tried to stop the hearing from going ahead, arguing that Parliament had set out a specific and alternative process for appealing against banning orders.
The ban, which started on 5 July, makes membership of, or support for, the direct action group a criminal offence.
