#trespass — Public Fediverse posts

Aboriginal activist Ruth Langford/Tipruthanna has given evidence in a Hobart court to defend a trespass charge relating to a protest at a Tasmanian logging coupe in January 2025.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-09/aboriginal-activist-ruth-langford-logging-trespass-court-case/106892592
Ms Langford, who is representing herself, told the court she had a reasonable excuse to remain on the land due to her "cultural obligation". #auslaw #IndigenousIP #trespass #forests

Aboriginal activist Ruth Langford/Tipruthanna has given evidence in a Hobart court to defend a trespass charge relating to a protest at a Tasmanian logging coupe in January 2025.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-09/aboriginal-activist-ruth-langford-logging-trespass-court-case/106892592
Ms Langford, who is representing herself, told the court she had a reasonable excuse to remain on the land due to her "cultural obligation". #auslaw #IndigenousIP #trespass #forests

Aboriginal activist Ruth Langford/Tipruthanna has given evidence in a Hobart court to defend a trespass charge relating to a protest at a Tasmanian logging coupe in January 2025.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-09/aboriginal-activist-ruth-langford-logging-trespass-court-case/106892592
Ms Langford, who is representing herself, told the court she had a reasonable excuse to remain on the land due to her "cultural obligation". #auslaw #IndigenousIP #trespass #forests

Aboriginal activist Ruth Langford/Tipruthanna has given evidence in a Hobart court to defend a trespass charge relating to a protest at a Tasmanian logging coupe in January 2025.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-09/aboriginal-activist-ruth-langford-logging-trespass-court-case/106892592
Ms Langford, who is representing herself, told the court she had a reasonable excuse to remain on the land due to her "cultural obligation". #auslaw #IndigenousIP #trespass #forests

Aboriginal activist Ruth Langford/Tipruthanna has given evidence in a Hobart court to defend a trespass charge relating to a protest at a Tasmanian logging coupe in January 2025.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-09/aboriginal-activist-ruth-langford-logging-trespass-court-case/106892592
Ms Langford, who is representing herself, told the court she had a reasonable excuse to remain on the land due to her "cultural obligation". #auslaw #IndigenousIP #trespass #forests

Oxford Hotel arsonist Joseph Chehade jailed over $1.5 million North Adelaide blaze

A judge has jailed a man who “embarked on a consistent campaign of terror” against his former business…
#Australia #Adelaide #AnthonyAllen #businesspartner #damage #districtcourt #josephchehade #oxfordhotel #pub #Sentence #trespass #walterventura
https://www.europesays.com/australia/42667/

Gardener warns rule that starts in May ‘could see you fined’ https://www.allforgardening.com/1754686/gardener-warns-rule-that-starts-in-may-could-see-you-fined/ #crime #CriminalDamage #garden #gardening #Trespass

Gardener warns rule that starts in May ‘could see you fined’ https://www.allforgardening.com/1754686/gardener-warns-rule-that-starts-in-may-could-see-you-fined/ #crime #CriminalDamage #garden #gardening #Trespass

High Court to consider who owns rights to abattoir footage captured by activists' secret cameras https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-05/high-court-copyright-challenge-secret-camera-footage-abattoir/106638938 #auslaw #auspol #copyright #journalism #whistleblowing #trespass

High Court to consider who owns rights to abattoir footage captured by activists' secret cameras https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-05/high-court-copyright-challenge-secret-camera-footage-abattoir/106638938 #auslaw #auspol #copyright #journalism #whistleblowing #trespass

High Court to consider who owns rights to abattoir footage captured by activists' secret cameras https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-05/high-court-copyright-challenge-secret-camera-footage-abattoir/106638938 #auslaw #auspol #copyright #journalism #whistleblowing #trespass

High Court to consider who owns rights to abattoir footage captured by activists' secret cameras https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-05/high-court-copyright-challenge-secret-camera-footage-abattoir/106638938 #auslaw #auspol #copyright #journalism #whistleblowing #trespass

High Court to consider who owns rights to abattoir footage captured by activists' secret cameras https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-05/high-court-copyright-challenge-secret-camera-footage-abattoir/106638938 #auslaw #auspol #copyright #journalism #whistleblowing #trespass

I distinctly remember wanting to see this because it was written by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale rather than for Walter Hill or the cast. Think I was disappointed by it.

#admitonedaily #trespass #1990smovies #ticketstub

https://callsheetapp.com/movie/22004

I distinctly remember wanting to see this because it was written by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale rather than for Walter Hill or the cast. Think I was disappointed by it.

#admitonedaily #trespass #1990smovies #ticketstub

https://callsheetapp.com/movie/22004

I distinctly remember wanting to see this because it was written by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale rather than for Walter Hill or the cast. Think I was disappointed by it.

#admitonedaily #trespass #1990smovies #ticketstub

https://callsheetapp.com/movie/22004

#right2roam #trespass https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/13/nearly-three-quarters-of-englands-woods-inaccessible-to-public-study-finds

#right2roam #trespass https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/13/nearly-three-quarters-of-englands-woods-inaccessible-to-public-study-finds

#right2roam #trespass https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/13/nearly-three-quarters-of-englands-woods-inaccessible-to-public-study-finds

#right2roam #trespass https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/13/nearly-three-quarters-of-englands-woods-inaccessible-to-public-study-finds

#right2roam #trespass https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/13/nearly-three-quarters-of-englands-woods-inaccessible-to-public-study-finds

In #Castlebar, few people want to go on the record about the #BurkeFamily.

The town's fundamentalist fugitives #MartinaBurke and #AmmiBurke are nowhere to be seen. The duo are sentenced to a fortnight of imprisonment for #ContemptOfCourt, like Ammi's brother #EnochBurke who is held indefinitely held for repeated #trespass.

#JusticeCregan called it a "family circus". Who wants to be caught up in that?

Report by Áine Ryan in The #IrishTimes: https://archive.is/qDld5 /https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/03/05/in-burke-country-many-people-have-a-lot-of-time-for-the-family-but-want-to-keep-their-heads-down/

In #Castlebar, few people want to go on the record about the #BurkeFamily.

The town's fundamentalist fugitives #MartinaBurke and #AmmiBurke are nowhere to be seen. The duo are sentenced to a fortnight of imprisonment for #ContemptOfCourt, like Ammi's brother #EnochBurke who is held indefinitely held for repeated #trespass.

#JusticeCregan called it a "family circus". Who wants to be caught up in that?

Report by Áine Ryan in The #IrishTimes: https://archive.is/qDld5 /https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/03/05/in-burke-country-many-people-have-a-lot-of-time-for-the-family-but-want-to-keep-their-heads-down/

In #Castlebar, few people want to go on the record about the #BurkeFamily.

The town's fundamentalist fugitives #MartinaBurke and #AmmiBurke are nowhere to be seen. The duo are sentenced to a fortnight of imprisonment for #ContemptOfCourt, like Ammi's brother #EnochBurke who is held indefinitely held for repeated #trespass.

#JusticeCregan called it a "family circus". Who wants to be caught up in that?

Report by Áine Ryan in The #IrishTimes: https://archive.is/qDld5 /https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/03/05/in-burke-country-many-people-have-a-lot-of-time-for-the-family-but-want-to-keep-their-heads-down/

In #Castlebar, few people want to go on the record about the #BurkeFamily.

The town's fundamentalist fugitives #MartinaBurke and #AmmiBurke are nowhere to be seen. The duo are sentenced to a fortnight of imprisonment for #ContemptOfCourt, like Ammi's brother #EnochBurke who is held indefinitely held for repeated #trespass.

#JusticeCregan called it a "family circus". Who wants to be caught up in that?

Report by Áine Ryan in The #IrishTimes: https://archive.is/qDld5 /https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/03/05/in-burke-country-many-people-have-a-lot-of-time-for-the-family-but-want-to-keep-their-heads-down/

In #Castlebar, few people want to go on the record about the #BurkeFamily.

The town's fundamentalist fugitives #MartinaBurke and #AmmiBurke are nowhere to be seen. The duo are sentenced to a fortnight of imprisonment for #ContemptOfCourt, like Ammi's brother #EnochBurke who is held indefinitely held for repeated #trespass.

#JusticeCregan called it a "family circus". Who wants to be caught up in that?

Report by Áine Ryan in The #IrishTimes: https://archive.is/qDld5 /https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/03/05/in-burke-country-many-people-have-a-lot-of-time-for-the-family-but-want-to-keep-their-heads-down/

SHORT THREAD: On Monday, extremist #transphobe #EnochBurke was returned to prison for continued #ContemptOfCourt, by #trespass at #WilsonsHospital school.

At the #HighCourt #IEHC, #MrJusticeCregan released his written judgment on Tuesday. #CreganJ was again blunt about Burke's "performative nonsense", "avalanche of lies", and legal self-harm.

CreganJ repeated that "Burke has the keys to his own prison"; and can be released if he promises not to trespass.

Full text: https://tinyurl.com/2026-IEHC-31

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SHORT THREAD: On Monday, extremist #transphobe #EnochBurke was returned to prison for continued #ContemptOfCourt, by #trespass at #WilsonsHospital school.

At the #HighCourt #IEHC, #MrJusticeCregan released his written judgment on Tuesday. #CreganJ was again blunt about Burke's "performative nonsense", "avalanche of lies", and legal self-harm.

CreganJ repeated that "Burke has the keys to his own prison"; and can be released if he promises not to trespass.

Full text: https://tinyurl.com/2026-IEHC-31

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SHORT THREAD: On Monday, extremist #transphobe #EnochBurke was returned to prison for continued #ContemptOfCourt, by #trespass at #WilsonsHospital school.

At the #HighCourt #IEHC, #MrJusticeCregan released his written judgment on Tuesday. #CreganJ was again blunt about Burke's "performative nonsense", "avalanche of lies", and legal self-harm.

CreganJ repeated that "Burke has the keys to his own prison"; and can be released if he promises not to trespass.

Full text: https://tinyurl.com/2026-IEHC-31

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SHORT THREAD: On Monday, extremist #transphobe #EnochBurke was returned to prison for continued #ContemptOfCourt, by #trespass at #WilsonsHospital school.

At the #HighCourt #IEHC, #MrJusticeCregan released his written judgment on Tuesday. #CreganJ was again blunt about Burke's "performative nonsense", "avalanche of lies", and legal self-harm.

CreganJ repeated that "Burke has the keys to his own prison"; and can be released if he promises not to trespass.

Full text: https://tinyurl.com/2026-IEHC-31

>>

SHORT THREAD: On Monday, extremist #transphobe #EnochBurke was returned to prison for continued #ContemptOfCourt, by #trespass at #WilsonsHospital school.

At the #HighCourt #IEHC, #MrJusticeCregan released his written judgment on Tuesday. #CreganJ was again blunt about Burke's "performative nonsense", "avalanche of lies", and legal self-harm.

CreganJ repeated that "Burke has the keys to his own prison"; and can be released if he promises not to trespass.

Full text: https://tinyurl.com/2026-IEHC-31

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@christineburns And that's why I admire the jurisprudence of #Cregan . Given the huge holes in legal frameworks, he has used a rather Tory approach to property rights as a basis of liberty.

He has labelled the offence as #trespass, but his application of it protects secular freedom of conscience and freedom from harassment. I reckon that #JusticeCregan has done a good job with inadequate tools.

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Sorry this reply turned out to be so long. I got a bit carried away thinking out loud.

@christineburns And that's why I admire the jurisprudence of #Cregan . Given the huge holes in legal frameworks, he has used a rather Tory approach to property rights as a basis of liberty.

He has labelled the offence as #trespass, but his application of it protects secular freedom of conscience and freedom from harassment. I reckon that #JusticeCregan has done a good job with inadequate tools.

******
Sorry this reply turned out to be so long. I got a bit carried away thinking out loud.

@christineburns And that's why I admire the jurisprudence of #Cregan . Given the huge holes in legal frameworks, he has used a rather Tory approach to property rights as a basis of liberty.

He has labelled the offence as #trespass, but his application of it protects secular freedom of conscience and freedom from harassment. I reckon that #JusticeCregan has done a good job with inadequate tools.

******
Sorry this reply turned out to be so long. I got a bit carried away thinking out loud.

@christineburns And that's why I admire the jurisprudence of #Cregan . Given the huge holes in legal frameworks, he has used a rather Tory approach to property rights as a basis of liberty.

He has labelled the offence as #trespass, but his application of it protects secular freedom of conscience and freedom from harassment. I reckon that #JusticeCregan has done a good job with inadequate tools.

******
Sorry this reply turned out to be so long. I got a bit carried away thinking out loud.

@christineburns And that's why I admire the jurisprudence of #Cregan . Given the huge holes in legal frameworks, he has used a rather Tory approach to property rights as a basis of liberty.

He has labelled the offence as #trespass, but his application of it protects secular freedom of conscience and freedom from harassment. I reckon that #JusticeCregan has done a good job with inadequate tools.

******
Sorry this reply turned out to be so long. I got a bit carried away thinking out loud.

@christineburns I do take your important point about the focus on property rights rather than hate. To be fair, the judgments in #EnochBurke have taken a much broader view of #trespass as an inujry to the whole school community rather than just to property rights; but it's true that trespass is a concept founded in property law rather than civil liberty or personal safety. Not a great starting point.

But it's still an interesting approach.

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@christineburns I do take your important point about the focus on property rights rather than hate. To be fair, the judgments in #EnochBurke have taken a much broader view of #trespass as an inujry to the whole school community rather than just to property rights; but it's true that trespass is a concept founded in property law rather than civil liberty or personal safety. Not a great starting point.

But it's still an interesting approach.

>>

@christineburns I do take your important point about the focus on property rights rather than hate. To be fair, the judgments in #EnochBurke have taken a much broader view of #trespass as an inujry to the whole school community rather than just to property rights; but it's true that trespass is a concept founded in property law rather than civil liberty or personal safety. Not a great starting point.

But it's still an interesting approach.

>>

@christineburns I do take your important point about the focus on property rights rather than hate. To be fair, the judgments in #EnochBurke have taken a much broader view of #trespass as an inujry to the whole school community rather than just to property rights; but it's true that trespass is a concept founded in property law rather than civil liberty or personal safety. Not a great starting point.

But it's still an interesting approach.

>>

@christineburns I do take your important point about the focus on property rights rather than hate. To be fair, the judgments in #EnochBurke have taken a much broader view of #trespass as an inujry to the whole school community rather than just to property rights; but it's true that trespass is a concept founded in property law rather than civil liberty or personal safety. Not a great starting point.

But it's still an interesting approach.

>>

Yes!
Cards Against Humanity lawsuit forced SpaceX to vacate land on US/Mexico border.
#cardsagainsthumanity #Musk #trespass #spacex #usborder #mexicoborder #Trump

https://flip.it/wtxNQj

Yes!
Cards Against Humanity lawsuit forced SpaceX to vacate land on US/Mexico border.
#cardsagainsthumanity #Musk #trespass #spacex #usborder #mexicoborder #Trump

https://flip.it/wtxNQj

Yes!
Cards Against Humanity lawsuit forced SpaceX to vacate land on US/Mexico border.
#cardsagainsthumanity #Musk #trespass #spacex #usborder #mexicoborder #Trump

https://flip.it/wtxNQj

Yes!
Cards Against Humanity lawsuit forced SpaceX to vacate land on US/Mexico border.
#cardsagainsthumanity #Musk #trespass #spacex #usborder #mexicoborder #Trump

https://flip.it/wtxNQj

Another day, another High Court hearing in Dublin about #EnochBurke's continued #trespass at #WilsonsHospital school.

"Enoch Burke could be forced to pay for security guard who is hired to keep him away from school", reports #TheJournal https://www.thejournal.ie/enoch-burke-security-guard-pay-wilsons-hospital-school-6844142-Oct2025/

Another day, another High Court hearing in Dublin about #EnochBurke's continued #trespass at #WilsonsHospital school.

"Enoch Burke could be forced to pay for security guard who is hired to keep him away from school", reports #TheJournal https://www.thejournal.ie/enoch-burke-security-guard-pay-wilsons-hospital-school-6844142-Oct2025/

Another day, another High Court hearing in Dublin about #EnochBurke's continued #trespass at #WilsonsHospital school.

"Enoch Burke could be forced to pay for security guard who is hired to keep him away from school", reports #TheJournal https://www.thejournal.ie/enoch-burke-security-guard-pay-wilsons-hospital-school-6844142-Oct2025/

Another day, another High Court hearing in Dublin about #EnochBurke's continued #trespass at #WilsonsHospital school.

"Enoch Burke could be forced to pay for security guard who is hired to keep him away from school", reports #TheJournal https://www.thejournal.ie/enoch-burke-security-guard-pay-wilsons-hospital-school-6844142-Oct2025/

TRESPASS (Estats Units) presenta nou EP: "Festival of Heretic Torture" #Trespass #BlackMetal #DeathMetal #Grindcore #Agost2025 #EstatsUnits #NouEp #Metall #Metal #MúsicaMetal #MetalMusic

TRESPASS (Estats Units) presenta nou EP: "Festival of Heretic Torture" #Trespass #BlackMetal #DeathMetal #Grindcore #Agost2025 #EstatsUnits #NouEp #Metall #Metal #MúsicaMetal #MetalMusic

https://www.europesays.com/uk/336009/ Glasgow-based brand returning to kit out volunteers at 2026 Commonwealth Games #2014CommonwealthGames #Britain #CommonwealthGames #Glasgow #GreatBritain #Scotland #trespass #UK #UnitedKingdom

‘Idiot’ tourist risks jail by walking on Yellowstone National Park forbidden zone

The man has been slammed online after he was seen walking in flip-flops over a delicate eco-system in…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #Science #Trespass #UK #UnitedKingdom #Yellowstone
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/44796/

Three #AntiProtestLaws recently passed in #Arizona, #Kentucky and #Texas

Source: https://www.icnl.org/usprotestlawtracker/

Arizona
HB 2880: Banning #protest #encampments on #campus

Bars protest encampments on the campuses of state colleges and universities. Under the new law, individuals or groups that establish an “encampment” are no longer lawfully present on campus for the purpose of speech protections under Arizona law; they are criminally liable to prosecution for trespass; and they are liable for any damage they cause, including the "direct and indirect costs" of removing the encampment and "restoring" campus. The new law defines “encampment” as “temporary shelter” installed on campus and used to stay overnight or “for a prolonged period of time.” The law requires colleges and universities to order individuals to dismantle and vacate any encampment; if the individuals refuse to comply, the institution is required to take disciplinary action and report the individuals to local law enforcement for trespassing. The sponsor of the new law said that it was motivated by #ProPalestine protests on college campuses.
Full bill text:
https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83353

Status: enacted

Introduced 12 Feb 2025; Approved by House 3 March 2025; Approved by Senate 30 April 2025; Signed by Governor Hobbs 7 May 2025

Issue(s): #CampusProtests, #Trespass, Camping

Kentucky
HB 399: New penalties for protesters at the capitol

Creates serious new criminal offenses that can cover #PeacefulProtesters at the state capitol, as well as anyone who “conspires” with or otherwise supports them. The first new offense applies to someone who enters the capitol, or impedes access to the capitol by a legislator or legislative staff, with intent to disrupt or impede legislative business—regardless of whether legislative business was in fact “impeded.” “Conspir[ing]” to engage in such conduct or “facilitat[ing]” another person to engage in the conduct is subject to the same penalties as actually engaging in it. It is a Class B misdemeanor (punishable by up to 3 months in jail) for a first incident, and a Class A misdemeanor (up to one year in jail) for subsequent incident. The law creates a second, more serious offense for someone who engages in “disorderly or disruptive conduct” inside the Capitol with intent to disrupt or impede legislative business, if their conduct in fact “disrupts” or “impedes” the legislature’s business—even momentarily. As written, the offense could cover a demonstrator who shouts a single chant during a legislative hearing. “Conspir[ing]” to engage in such conduct or “facilitat[ing]” another person to engage in the conduct is subject to the same penalties as actually engaging in it. The offense would be a Class A misdemeanor (punishable by up to one year in jail) for the first incident, and a Class D felony (up to 5 years in prison) for third and subsequent incident. Prior to passing the bill, lawmakers added an amendment which provides that the law will not be construed "to prohibit... [a]ssembly in traditional public forums, including but not limited to the Capitol rotunda and outdoor areas of the Capitol grounds." While helpful, the amendment does not immunize all peaceful protest activity that the law could potentially punish, including protest organizing. When he vetoed the bill (later overridden), Governor Beshear noted the risks it poses to lawful #FirstAmendment activity.
Full bill text:
https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25rs/hb399.html

Status: enacted

Introduced 6 Feb 2025; Approved by House 7 March 2025; Approved by Senate 13 March 2025; Vetoed by Governor Beshear 25 March 2025; Veto overridden 27 March 2025

Issue(s): Protest Supporters or Funders, Police Response

Texas
#SB2972: New restrictions on #CampusProtests

Requires public colleges and universities to adopt new limitations on campus protests that among other things would ban protest encampments, limit protesters’ ability to wear a mask, and restrict vigils and other demonstrations at night. Under the law—which revises Texas’s 2019 law on campus speech—all public colleges and universities in the state must have policies that among other things prohibit: a) erecting tents or otherwise “camping” on campus; b) wearing a mask or other disguise while engaging in “expressive activities” on campus with certain intent, including intent to “intimidate others;” c) engaging in “expressive activities” between 10pm and 8am; d) engaging in “expressive activities” in the last two weeks of a school term by inviting speakers or using sound amplification or drums; and e) using sound amplification while engaging in “expressive activities” during class hours if it “intimidate[s] others.” Preexisting provisions of the law define “expressive activities” broadly as “any speech or expressive conduct protected by the First Amendment,” including but not limited to assemblies, protests, speeches, carrying signs, or distributing written material. As such, colleges and universities would seemingly be required to ban all kinds of expression between 10pm and 8am, from conversations in the dining hall to someone sending a text or wearing expressive clothing. The law repeals a provision in the 2019 law that established all common outdoor areas of campus as traditional public forums where anyone could engage in First Amendment activity, and replaced it with a provision authorizing the governing boards of schools to designate select areas as public forums.
Full bill text: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB2972

Status: enacted

Introduced 14 Mar 2025; Approved by Senate 14 May 2025; Approved by House 28 May 2025; Signed by Governor Abbott 20 June 2025

Issue(s): Campus Protests, Face Covering, Camping

#USPol #CriminalizingProtest #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws #TexasProtestLaws #KentuckyProtestLaws #ArizonaProtestLaws #ClothingBans #CollegeCampusProtests #MaskBans #EncampmentBans

Three #AntiProtestLaws recently passed in #Arizona, #Kentucky and #Texas

Source: https://www.icnl.org/usprotestlawtracker/

Arizona
HB 2880: Banning #protest #encampments on #campus

Bars protest encampments on the campuses of state colleges and universities. Under the new law, individuals or groups that establish an “encampment” are no longer lawfully present on campus for the purpose of speech protections under Arizona law; they are criminally liable to prosecution for trespass; and they are liable for any damage they cause, including the "direct and indirect costs" of removing the encampment and "restoring" campus. The new law defines “encampment” as “temporary shelter” installed on campus and used to stay overnight or “for a prolonged period of time.” The law requires colleges and universities to order individuals to dismantle and vacate any encampment; if the individuals refuse to comply, the institution is required to take disciplinary action and report the individuals to local law enforcement for trespassing. The sponsor of the new law said that it was motivated by #ProPalestine protests on college campuses.
Full bill text:
https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83353

Status: enacted

Introduced 12 Feb 2025; Approved by House 3 March 2025; Approved by Senate 30 April 2025; Signed by Governor Hobbs 7 May 2025

Issue(s): #CampusProtests, #Trespass, Camping

Kentucky
HB 399: New penalties for protesters at the capitol

Creates serious new criminal offenses that can cover #PeacefulProtesters at the state capitol, as well as anyone who “conspires” with or otherwise supports them. The first new offense applies to someone who enters the capitol, or impedes access to the capitol by a legislator or legislative staff, with intent to disrupt or impede legislative business—regardless of whether legislative business was in fact “impeded.” “Conspir[ing]” to engage in such conduct or “facilitat[ing]” another person to engage in the conduct is subject to the same penalties as actually engaging in it. It is a Class B misdemeanor (punishable by up to 3 months in jail) for a first incident, and a Class A misdemeanor (up to one year in jail) for subsequent incident. The law creates a second, more serious offense for someone who engages in “disorderly or disruptive conduct” inside the Capitol with intent to disrupt or impede legislative business, if their conduct in fact “disrupts” or “impedes” the legislature’s business—even momentarily. As written, the offense could cover a demonstrator who shouts a single chant during a legislative hearing. “Conspir[ing]” to engage in such conduct or “facilitat[ing]” another person to engage in the conduct is subject to the same penalties as actually engaging in it. The offense would be a Class A misdemeanor (punishable by up to one year in jail) for the first incident, and a Class D felony (up to 5 years in prison) for third and subsequent incident. Prior to passing the bill, lawmakers added an amendment which provides that the law will not be construed "to prohibit... [a]ssembly in traditional public forums, including but not limited to the Capitol rotunda and outdoor areas of the Capitol grounds." While helpful, the amendment does not immunize all peaceful protest activity that the law could potentially punish, including protest organizing. When he vetoed the bill (later overridden), Governor Beshear noted the risks it poses to lawful #FirstAmendment activity.
Full bill text:
https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25rs/hb399.html

Status: enacted

Introduced 6 Feb 2025; Approved by House 7 March 2025; Approved by Senate 13 March 2025; Vetoed by Governor Beshear 25 March 2025; Veto overridden 27 March 2025

Issue(s): Protest Supporters or Funders, Police Response

Texas
#SB2972: New restrictions on #CampusProtests

Requires public colleges and universities to adopt new limitations on campus protests that among other things would ban protest encampments, limit protesters’ ability to wear a mask, and restrict vigils and other demonstrations at night. Under the law—which revises Texas’s 2019 law on campus speech—all public colleges and universities in the state must have policies that among other things prohibit: a) erecting tents or otherwise “camping” on campus; b) wearing a mask or other disguise while engaging in “expressive activities” on campus with certain intent, including intent to “intimidate others;” c) engaging in “expressive activities” between 10pm and 8am; d) engaging in “expressive activities” in the last two weeks of a school term by inviting speakers or using sound amplification or drums; and e) using sound amplification while engaging in “expressive activities” during class hours if it “intimidate[s] others.” Preexisting provisions of the law define “expressive activities” broadly as “any speech or expressive conduct protected by the First Amendment,” including but not limited to assemblies, protests, speeches, carrying signs, or distributing written material. As such, colleges and universities would seemingly be required to ban all kinds of expression between 10pm and 8am, from conversations in the dining hall to someone sending a text or wearing expressive clothing. The law repeals a provision in the 2019 law that established all common outdoor areas of campus as traditional public forums where anyone could engage in First Amendment activity, and replaced it with a provision authorizing the governing boards of schools to designate select areas as public forums.
Full bill text: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB2972

Status: enacted

Introduced 14 Mar 2025; Approved by Senate 14 May 2025; Approved by House 28 May 2025; Signed by Governor Abbott 20 June 2025

Issue(s): Campus Protests, Face Covering, Camping

#USPol #CriminalizingProtest #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws #TexasProtestLaws #KentuckyProtestLaws #ArizonaProtestLaws #ClothingBans #CollegeCampusProtests #MaskBans #EncampmentBans

Three #AntiProtestLaws recently passed in #Arizona, #Kentucky and #Texas

Source: https://www.icnl.org/usprotestlawtracker/

Arizona
HB 2880: Banning #protest #encampments on #campus

Bars protest encampments on the campuses of state colleges and universities. Under the new law, individuals or groups that establish an “encampment” are no longer lawfully present on campus for the purpose of speech protections under Arizona law; they are criminally liable to prosecution for trespass; and they are liable for any damage they cause, including the "direct and indirect costs" of removing the encampment and "restoring" campus. The new law defines “encampment” as “temporary shelter” installed on campus and used to stay overnight or “for a prolonged period of time.” The law requires colleges and universities to order individuals to dismantle and vacate any encampment; if the individuals refuse to comply, the institution is required to take disciplinary action and report the individuals to local law enforcement for trespassing. The sponsor of the new law said that it was motivated by #ProPalestine protests on college campuses.
Full bill text:
https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83353

Status: enacted

Introduced 12 Feb 2025; Approved by House 3 March 2025; Approved by Senate 30 April 2025; Signed by Governor Hobbs 7 May 2025

Issue(s): #CampusProtests, #Trespass, Camping

Kentucky
HB 399: New penalties for protesters at the capitol

Creates serious new criminal offenses that can cover #PeacefulProtesters at the state capitol, as well as anyone who “conspires” with or otherwise supports them. The first new offense applies to someone who enters the capitol, or impedes access to the capitol by a legislator or legislative staff, with intent to disrupt or impede legislative business—regardless of whether legislative business was in fact “impeded.” “Conspir[ing]” to engage in such conduct or “facilitat[ing]” another person to engage in the conduct is subject to the same penalties as actually engaging in it. It is a Class B misdemeanor (punishable by up to 3 months in jail) for a first incident, and a Class A misdemeanor (up to one year in jail) for subsequent incident. The law creates a second, more serious offense for someone who engages in “disorderly or disruptive conduct” inside the Capitol with intent to disrupt or impede legislative business, if their conduct in fact “disrupts” or “impedes” the legislature’s business—even momentarily. As written, the offense could cover a demonstrator who shouts a single chant during a legislative hearing. “Conspir[ing]” to engage in such conduct or “facilitat[ing]” another person to engage in the conduct is subject to the same penalties as actually engaging in it. The offense would be a Class A misdemeanor (punishable by up to one year in jail) for the first incident, and a Class D felony (up to 5 years in prison) for third and subsequent incident. Prior to passing the bill, lawmakers added an amendment which provides that the law will not be construed "to prohibit... [a]ssembly in traditional public forums, including but not limited to the Capitol rotunda and outdoor areas of the Capitol grounds." While helpful, the amendment does not immunize all peaceful protest activity that the law could potentially punish, including protest organizing. When he vetoed the bill (later overridden), Governor Beshear noted the risks it poses to lawful #FirstAmendment activity.
Full bill text:
https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25rs/hb399.html

Status: enacted

Introduced 6 Feb 2025; Approved by House 7 March 2025; Approved by Senate 13 March 2025; Vetoed by Governor Beshear 25 March 2025; Veto overridden 27 March 2025

Issue(s): Protest Supporters or Funders, Police Response

Texas
#SB2972: New restrictions on #CampusProtests

Requires public colleges and universities to adopt new limitations on campus protests that among other things would ban protest encampments, limit protesters’ ability to wear a mask, and restrict vigils and other demonstrations at night. Under the law—which revises Texas’s 2019 law on campus speech—all public colleges and universities in the state must have policies that among other things prohibit: a) erecting tents or otherwise “camping” on campus; b) wearing a mask or other disguise while engaging in “expressive activities” on campus with certain intent, including intent to “intimidate others;” c) engaging in “expressive activities” between 10pm and 8am; d) engaging in “expressive activities” in the last two weeks of a school term by inviting speakers or using sound amplification or drums; and e) using sound amplification while engaging in “expressive activities” during class hours if it “intimidate[s] others.” Preexisting provisions of the law define “expressive activities” broadly as “any speech or expressive conduct protected by the First Amendment,” including but not limited to assemblies, protests, speeches, carrying signs, or distributing written material. As such, colleges and universities would seemingly be required to ban all kinds of expression between 10pm and 8am, from conversations in the dining hall to someone sending a text or wearing expressive clothing. The law repeals a provision in the 2019 law that established all common outdoor areas of campus as traditional public forums where anyone could engage in First Amendment activity, and replaced it with a provision authorizing the governing boards of schools to designate select areas as public forums.
Full bill text: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB2972

Status: enacted

Introduced 14 Mar 2025; Approved by Senate 14 May 2025; Approved by House 28 May 2025; Signed by Governor Abbott 20 June 2025

Issue(s): Campus Protests, Face Covering, Camping

#USPol #CriminalizingProtest #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws #TexasProtestLaws #KentuckyProtestLaws #ArizonaProtestLaws #ClothingBans #CollegeCampusProtests #MaskBans #EncampmentBans

Three #AntiProtestLaws recently passed in #Arizona, #Kentucky and #Texas

Source: https://www.icnl.org/usprotestlawtracker/

Arizona
HB 2880: Banning #protest #encampments on #campus

Bars protest encampments on the campuses of state colleges and universities. Under the new law, individuals or groups that establish an “encampment” are no longer lawfully present on campus for the purpose of speech protections under Arizona law; they are criminally liable to prosecution for trespass; and they are liable for any damage they cause, including the "direct and indirect costs" of removing the encampment and "restoring" campus. The new law defines “encampment” as “temporary shelter” installed on campus and used to stay overnight or “for a prolonged period of time.” The law requires colleges and universities to order individuals to dismantle and vacate any encampment; if the individuals refuse to comply, the institution is required to take disciplinary action and report the individuals to local law enforcement for trespassing. The sponsor of the new law said that it was motivated by #ProPalestine protests on college campuses.
Full bill text:
https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83353

Status: enacted

Introduced 12 Feb 2025; Approved by House 3 March 2025; Approved by Senate 30 April 2025; Signed by Governor Hobbs 7 May 2025

Issue(s): #CampusProtests, #Trespass, Camping

Kentucky
HB 399: New penalties for protesters at the capitol

Creates serious new criminal offenses that can cover #PeacefulProtesters at the state capitol, as well as anyone who “conspires” with or otherwise supports them. The first new offense applies to someone who enters the capitol, or impedes access to the capitol by a legislator or legislative staff, with intent to disrupt or impede legislative business—regardless of whether legislative business was in fact “impeded.” “Conspir[ing]” to engage in such conduct or “facilitat[ing]” another person to engage in the conduct is subject to the same penalties as actually engaging in it. It is a Class B misdemeanor (punishable by up to 3 months in jail) for a first incident, and a Class A misdemeanor (up to one year in jail) for subsequent incident. The law creates a second, more serious offense for someone who engages in “disorderly or disruptive conduct” inside the Capitol with intent to disrupt or impede legislative business, if their conduct in fact “disrupts” or “impedes” the legislature’s business—even momentarily. As written, the offense could cover a demonstrator who shouts a single chant during a legislative hearing. “Conspir[ing]” to engage in such conduct or “facilitat[ing]” another person to engage in the conduct is subject to the same penalties as actually engaging in it. The offense would be a Class A misdemeanor (punishable by up to one year in jail) for the first incident, and a Class D felony (up to 5 years in prison) for third and subsequent incident. Prior to passing the bill, lawmakers added an amendment which provides that the law will not be construed "to prohibit... [a]ssembly in traditional public forums, including but not limited to the Capitol rotunda and outdoor areas of the Capitol grounds." While helpful, the amendment does not immunize all peaceful protest activity that the law could potentially punish, including protest organizing. When he vetoed the bill (later overridden), Governor Beshear noted the risks it poses to lawful #FirstAmendment activity.
Full bill text:
https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25rs/hb399.html

Status: enacted

Introduced 6 Feb 2025; Approved by House 7 March 2025; Approved by Senate 13 March 2025; Vetoed by Governor Beshear 25 March 2025; Veto overridden 27 March 2025

Issue(s): Protest Supporters or Funders, Police Response

Texas
#SB2972: New restrictions on #CampusProtests

Requires public colleges and universities to adopt new limitations on campus protests that among other things would ban protest encampments, limit protesters’ ability to wear a mask, and restrict vigils and other demonstrations at night. Under the law—which revises Texas’s 2019 law on campus speech—all public colleges and universities in the state must have policies that among other things prohibit: a) erecting tents or otherwise “camping” on campus; b) wearing a mask or other disguise while engaging in “expressive activities” on campus with certain intent, including intent to “intimidate others;” c) engaging in “expressive activities” between 10pm and 8am; d) engaging in “expressive activities” in the last two weeks of a school term by inviting speakers or using sound amplification or drums; and e) using sound amplification while engaging in “expressive activities” during class hours if it “intimidate[s] others.” Preexisting provisions of the law define “expressive activities” broadly as “any speech or expressive conduct protected by the First Amendment,” including but not limited to assemblies, protests, speeches, carrying signs, or distributing written material. As such, colleges and universities would seemingly be required to ban all kinds of expression between 10pm and 8am, from conversations in the dining hall to someone sending a text or wearing expressive clothing. The law repeals a provision in the 2019 law that established all common outdoor areas of campus as traditional public forums where anyone could engage in First Amendment activity, and replaced it with a provision authorizing the governing boards of schools to designate select areas as public forums.
Full bill text: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB2972

Status: enacted

Introduced 14 Mar 2025; Approved by Senate 14 May 2025; Approved by House 28 May 2025; Signed by Governor Abbott 20 June 2025

Issue(s): Campus Protests, Face Covering, Camping

#USPol #CriminalizingProtest #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws #TexasProtestLaws #KentuckyProtestLaws #ArizonaProtestLaws #ClothingBans #CollegeCampusProtests #MaskBans #EncampmentBans

Three #AntiProtestLaws recently passed in #Arizona, #Kentucky and #Texas

Source: https://www.icnl.org/usprotestlawtracker/

Arizona
HB 2880: Banning #protest #encampments on #campus

Bars protest encampments on the campuses of state colleges and universities. Under the new law, individuals or groups that establish an “encampment” are no longer lawfully present on campus for the purpose of speech protections under Arizona law; they are criminally liable to prosecution for trespass; and they are liable for any damage they cause, including the "direct and indirect costs" of removing the encampment and "restoring" campus. The new law defines “encampment” as “temporary shelter” installed on campus and used to stay overnight or “for a prolonged period of time.” The law requires colleges and universities to order individuals to dismantle and vacate any encampment; if the individuals refuse to comply, the institution is required to take disciplinary action and report the individuals to local law enforcement for trespassing. The sponsor of the new law said that it was motivated by #ProPalestine protests on college campuses.
Full bill text:
https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83353

Status: enacted

Introduced 12 Feb 2025; Approved by House 3 March 2025; Approved by Senate 30 April 2025; Signed by Governor Hobbs 7 May 2025

Issue(s): #CampusProtests, #Trespass, Camping

Kentucky
HB 399: New penalties for protesters at the capitol

Creates serious new criminal offenses that can cover #PeacefulProtesters at the state capitol, as well as anyone who “conspires” with or otherwise supports them. The first new offense applies to someone who enters the capitol, or impedes access to the capitol by a legislator or legislative staff, with intent to disrupt or impede legislative business—regardless of whether legislative business was in fact “impeded.” “Conspir[ing]” to engage in such conduct or “facilitat[ing]” another person to engage in the conduct is subject to the same penalties as actually engaging in it. It is a Class B misdemeanor (punishable by up to 3 months in jail) for a first incident, and a Class A misdemeanor (up to one year in jail) for subsequent incident. The law creates a second, more serious offense for someone who engages in “disorderly or disruptive conduct” inside the Capitol with intent to disrupt or impede legislative business, if their conduct in fact “disrupts” or “impedes” the legislature’s business—even momentarily. As written, the offense could cover a demonstrator who shouts a single chant during a legislative hearing. “Conspir[ing]” to engage in such conduct or “facilitat[ing]” another person to engage in the conduct is subject to the same penalties as actually engaging in it. The offense would be a Class A misdemeanor (punishable by up to one year in jail) for the first incident, and a Class D felony (up to 5 years in prison) for third and subsequent incident. Prior to passing the bill, lawmakers added an amendment which provides that the law will not be construed "to prohibit... [a]ssembly in traditional public forums, including but not limited to the Capitol rotunda and outdoor areas of the Capitol grounds." While helpful, the amendment does not immunize all peaceful protest activity that the law could potentially punish, including protest organizing. When he vetoed the bill (later overridden), Governor Beshear noted the risks it poses to lawful #FirstAmendment activity.
Full bill text:
https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25rs/hb399.html

Status: enacted

Introduced 6 Feb 2025; Approved by House 7 March 2025; Approved by Senate 13 March 2025; Vetoed by Governor Beshear 25 March 2025; Veto overridden 27 March 2025

Issue(s): Protest Supporters or Funders, Police Response

Texas
#SB2972: New restrictions on #CampusProtests

Requires public colleges and universities to adopt new limitations on campus protests that among other things would ban protest encampments, limit protesters’ ability to wear a mask, and restrict vigils and other demonstrations at night. Under the law—which revises Texas’s 2019 law on campus speech—all public colleges and universities in the state must have policies that among other things prohibit: a) erecting tents or otherwise “camping” on campus; b) wearing a mask or other disguise while engaging in “expressive activities” on campus with certain intent, including intent to “intimidate others;” c) engaging in “expressive activities” between 10pm and 8am; d) engaging in “expressive activities” in the last two weeks of a school term by inviting speakers or using sound amplification or drums; and e) using sound amplification while engaging in “expressive activities” during class hours if it “intimidate[s] others.” Preexisting provisions of the law define “expressive activities” broadly as “any speech or expressive conduct protected by the First Amendment,” including but not limited to assemblies, protests, speeches, carrying signs, or distributing written material. As such, colleges and universities would seemingly be required to ban all kinds of expression between 10pm and 8am, from conversations in the dining hall to someone sending a text or wearing expressive clothing. The law repeals a provision in the 2019 law that established all common outdoor areas of campus as traditional public forums where anyone could engage in First Amendment activity, and replaced it with a provision authorizing the governing boards of schools to designate select areas as public forums.
Full bill text: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB2972

Status: enacted

Introduced 14 Mar 2025; Approved by Senate 14 May 2025; Approved by House 28 May 2025; Signed by Governor Abbott 20 June 2025

Issue(s): Campus Protests, Face Covering, Camping

#USPol #CriminalizingProtest #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws #TexasProtestLaws #KentuckyProtestLaws #ArizonaProtestLaws #ClothingBans #CollegeCampusProtests #MaskBans #EncampmentBans

#Columbia called #Police on protesters who got charged with #trespass, other stuff
Axios: #NYPD arrests pro-#Palestinian demonstrators after Columbia #library protest
https://www.axios.com/2025/05/08/columbia-university-protest-arrests-nypd
#Gaza #Palestine

#Columbia called #Police on protesters who got charged with #trespass, other stuff
Axios: #NYPD arrests pro-#Palestinian demonstrators after Columbia #library protest
https://www.axios.com/2025/05/08/columbia-university-protest-arrests-nypd
#Gaza #Palestine