France’s Council of State annulled the decree dissolving Les Soulèvements de la Terre, finding that dissolution was not a necessary, adapted and proportionate measure. The court acknowledged that some calls for damage to property could be attributed to the movement but distinguished property damage from violence against people. The ruling became an important test of the state’s power to dissolve protest organizations and the legal protection of environmental organizing.
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Why did the Council of State annul the dissolution in November 2023?
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The court found the dissolution measure disproportionate under the circumstances.