Neo-Nazi group White Australia's bid for temporary immunity from anti-hate laws, passed after the Bondi terror attack, has been dismissed by the High Court. The organization, seeking to register as a political party, argued the laws would lead to its extinction.
Australia's High Court will hear a neo-Nazi group's challenge to its listing as a hate group, which could impact its bid to register as a political party. The White Australia party seeks to overturn the government's power to designate it as a hate group.
The White Australia Party (National Socialist Network) is challenging its ban as a hate group and the rejection of its political party registration due to redacted member lists in the Australian High Court.
Australia has banned the neo-Nazi National Socialist Network, previously known as White Australia, under new laws criminalizing hate groups. This follows an antisemitic attack in Sydney and aims to prevent organized hate rallies.
Australia's National Socialist Network (NSN), recently banned as a hate group, has launched a legal challenge against the government's prohibition. The neo-Nazi group, also known as White Australia, argues the law used to ban it infringes on political communication and confers excessive power to the executive without judicial review.
The Southern Poverty Law Center filed legal motions in federal court asserting that law enforcement agencies were aware of its informant program that monitored hate groups, rejecting Trump administration claims the nonprofit secretly funded extremist organizations. The nonprofit was indicted last week on fraud and money laundering charges, with prosecutors alleging SPLC paid informants who became leaders in KKK, neo-Nazi groups, and other hate organizations. SPLC says it shared informant intelligence with the FBI that helped prevent attacks and convict violent extremists.
